Richard Marles on why Australia’s Aukus submarine deal will be

Richard Marles on why Australia’s Aukus submarine deal will be ‘too big to fail’

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This week new details on the Aukus defence partnership were finally announced, including that the government is planning to spend up to $368bn on nuclear powered submarines. Deputy prime minister and defence minister Richard Marles speaks with foreign affairs and defence correspondent Daniel Hurst. Marles argues the agreement with the UK and US won’t affect the stabilisation of our relationship with China and that Australia’s sovereignty will not be compromised by a reliance on US defence capabilities Aukus submarine deal will be ‘too big to fail’, Richard Marles says Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast

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