Former US, Australian defence heads reunite to urge Trump to stick with AUKUS

Former defence heads urge US not to abandon the AUKUS submarine deal - ABC listen

Former defence ministers and military chiefs have urged the Trump administration not to abandon the AUKUS submarine pact, saying the benefits will outweigh the costs and the deal will serve as a vital deterrent to China and Russia. Australia's former minister for defence and foreign affairs, Marise Payne co-wrote a piece this week in the Foreign Policy journal with former US defence secretary Jim Mattis, the former British chief of defence staff

Former US, Australian defence heads reunite to urge Trump to stick with AUKUS

Former defence secretary Jim Mattis and defence minister Marise Payne are among the authors of an essay that warns abandoning the AUKUS pact would be a gift for Beijing and Moscow.