Original article by Greg Brown, Ben Packham
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 3-Jun-26

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has responded to a growing push to reconsider the AUKUS alliance by emphasising that the federal government fully supports the defence pact. The United Workers Union’s national secretary Tim Kennedy is amongst those who have called for AUKUS to be reassessed, as have some Labor MPs and teal independents. Former industry minister Ed Husic used Labor’s caucus meeting yesterday to urge a new vote on the alliance, contending that the terms of the deal have changed following the revelation that Australia will now acquire three used Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines; the original deal had included one brand-new vessel.

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