Aukus

Labor heeft aangekondigd dat de financiering voor de Australian Submarine Agency in het volgende fiscale jaar zal stijgen naar 512 miljoen dollar, te midden van zorgen dat de eigen onderzeeërvloot mogelijk nooit zal arriveren. Federal budget 2026 LIVE updates: Aankondiging en toespraak over de begroting van de Australische regering – laatste nieuws Bekijk alle verslaggeving over de federale begroting van Australië voor 2026 Ontvang onze breaking news e-mail, gratis app of dagelijkse nieuwspodcast Het budget voor de controversiële Aukus-deal van Australië is in vier jaar tijd met meer dan 430 miljoen dollar gestegen, waarbij het agentschap dat verantwoordelijk is voor het veiligstellen van de kernenergie-onderzeeërs van het land een enorme injectie van financiering en personeel nodig heeft. De middelen voor de Australian Submarine Agency voor het volgende fiscale jaar zullen met een derde stijgen – van 385 miljoen naar 512 miljoen dollar. Lees verder...

Foreign affairs minister says China has agreed to facilitate exports of jet fuel to ease supply disruptions. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Nick Visser with the main action.Penny Wong has been busy on her latest overseas trip, saying China has agreed to negotiate on jet fuel sales to help ease the global oil crisis. Continue reading...

Nuclear submarine mentioned in part of king’s speech that emphasised defence ties. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it’ll be Nick Visser with the main action.Consumer price data coming out today is expected to show the sharp shock that the US-Iran war has dealt to our economy (and our wallets). Continue reading...

Australia is dependent upon UK’s ability to deliver new submarines, but report finds ‘cracks are already beginning to show’ “Cracks are already beginning to show” in the UK’s funding for the Aukus agreement that could derail the ambitious nuclear submarine plan, a British parliamentary inquiry has found, highlighting a threat to Australia’s security.UK shipbuilding has been under-funded for decades and the country’s submarine availability is “critically low”, the House of Commons defence committee’s report found. Continue reading...

Malcolm Turnbull asks defence department official what Australia would do if the promised Virginia-class and Aukus-class submarines don’t arrive Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia will be left with no submarines if it abandons the Aukus deal with the US and UK, a senior defence official has warned, declining to publicly countenance an alternative plan if Australia’s promised nuclear-powered fleet does not arrive under Australian command.“Defence has been directed to pursue Aukus and we are pursuing Aukus and that’s our plan. I would not venture into the space about ‘Plan B’ or ‘Plan C’,” defence department deputy secretary, Hugh Jeffrey, told a Sovereignty and Security Forum in Canberra on Friday. Continue reading...