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Wong quashes AUKUS backup plan

Penny Wong says Australia is focused on AUKUS as a report warns submarine delays could leave the country without a sovereign capability.

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The Albanese government is being urged to look at Japanese submarines as a backup plan amid fresh doubt over AUKUS.
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Japan to test more advanced weaponry in Australia as ‘quasi allies’ deepen co-operation

Amid calls for Australia to seek to lease submarines from Japan, Penny Wong insisted the government was committed to AUKUS.

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Wong quashes AUKUS backup plan

The Albanese government is being urged to look at Japanese submarines as a backup plan amid fresh doubt over AUKUS.

·City of Perth, Australia
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Big call on AUKUS backup plan

The Albanese government is not considering Japanese submarines as an alternative to AUKUS, Foreign Minister Penny Wong says amid fresh doubt Australia will get its fleet of nuclear-powered boats.

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