Australians should be deeply concerned about opposition to the AUKUS agreement from sections of the Labor Party, the Coalition has declared.
Chaos erupted at the ALP National Conference on Friday with delegates repeatedly heckling Defence Minister Richard Marles during his speech in support of AUKUS and the acquisition of nuclear submarines that it enables.
Chaos erupted at the ALP National Conference on Friday with Defence Minister Richard Marles heckled during a speech in support of the AUKUS agreement and Australia's acquisition of nuclear submarines. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard, Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor said Labor’s divisions over the AUKUS agreement should be of “deep concern” to Australians.
Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor said Australians should be deeply concerned by the divisions over AUKUS within the Labor government. Picture: Sky News Australia Mr Taylor said he hoped the government would remain firm in its support for the agreement, but that there was a concern the agreement could be sabotaged from within the government.
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