Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will pledge almost 10,000 jobs in South Australia in a last-minute AUKUS deal with unions. It's hoped to defuse a potentially damaging debate over the deal at Labor's National Conference today. Defence Minister Richard Marles and Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy will submit a 32-paragraph statement to the policy platform today, reiterating Labor's commitment to the AUKUS agreement.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will pledge almost 10,000 jobs in South Australia in a last-minute AUKUS deal with unions.
It's hoped to defuse a potentially damaging debate over the deal at Labor's National Conference today. Defence Minister Richard Marles and Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy will submit a 32-paragraph statement to the policy platform today, reiterating Labor's commitment to the AUKUS agreement.
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