Australia will need 20,000 more workers to build a new submarine fleet and transform the nation’s defence over the next three decades under forecasts to be revealed within days as part of the AUKUS pact with the United States and the United Kingdom.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will set the jobs target in the formal announcement that the government will buy nuclear-powered submarines from the US while launching a mammoth long-term project to build a new fleet in Australia based on a British design.
Albanese arrived in San Diego on Saturday night, local time, and was met by Australian ambassador to the US Arthur Sinodinos and US ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy ahead of the AUKUS announcement, which is due on Tuesday morning, AEDT. Australia has 900 serving submariners but needs at least 200 more as soon as possible so it can deploy personnel to US and British vessels to prepare for the transformation in the fleet. Over time, however, many more would be needed, depending on the number of submarines purchased.
The navy will need nuclear-trained technicians to serve on the vessels, as part of a transformation in the overall workforce.
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