Labor leader Anthony Albanese has accused Prime Minister Scott Morrison of breaking trust with the Biden administration by not briefing Labor well before the announcement of the AUKUS defence pact.
Instead, the Morrison government waited until the day before the announcement to brief Albanese and senior members of the opposition about the plan to build nuclear submarines with the help of the US and Britain.
Albanese said the briefing on September 15 was a “good comprehensive briefing by officials”. But he said the fact that the US had made a request to Australia “that was ignored for-four-and-a-half months shows that this is a prime minister who always plays short-term politics and isn’t interested in the national interest”.
“Now what this confirms to Australians is that this Prime Minister will do and say anything to save his political skin,” she said.movements of a Chinese spy ship for a week off Australia’s west coast in international waters. Albanese said it was important to note that Morrison had not followed Dutton in labelling the presence of the Chinese ship an “aggressive act” and said it is up to the Defence Minister to explain the timing of the announcement.The Labor leader said the opposition was briefed on the Chinese ship but its defence spokesman Brendan O’Connor was seeking a more comprehensive briefing on the matter.
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