Former Labor prime minister Paul Keating has unleashed on the party over the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine deal, labelling it the worst international decision by an Australian Labor government since Billy Hughes' conscription call.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joined with his United Kingdom counterpart Rishi Sunak and United States President Joe Biden in San Diego, California this week to unveil the next steps in the AUKUS trilateral security partnership.
Mr Keating, a vocal critic of AUKUS, told the National Press Club on Wednesday the announcement marked the worst international decision by an Australian Labor government since Billy Hughes' bid to introduce conscription in World War I. Paul Keating addressed the National Press Club on Wednesday in the wake of the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine announcement. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman
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