The Prime Minister will finally outline the details of the AUKUS deal in a trilateral announcement in San Diego next week.
The major deal in the trilateral security pact between the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia will be sealed at a high-level meeting in San Diego, Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell revealed on Sunday Agenda.
Mr Clennell said the PM is expected to commit more than $150 billion over 30 years for the AUKUS nuclear submarines, in what one government source termed “the most consequential industry policy since the John Button car plans in the 1980s”. The boats will be purchased in the 2030s, but at least one US submarine is expected to reach Australian shores in the coming years.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will be accompanied by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and US President Joe Biden in the Californian city, where he will outline the detail of the agreement. Picture: Twitter / @AlboMP South Australia and Western Australia will reap much of the benefit from the AUKUS deal, with the states rumoured to be the sites of production locations for the submarines.
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