Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States are considering working with Japan on future AUKUS projects, the three countries have confirmed in news that will “gravely concern” China. Stopping short of announcing a formal expansion of the trilateral partnership, Defence Minister Richard Marles and his AUKUS counterparts said inContinue Reading
Peter Malinauskas says the nuclear debate has been hindered by “unpragmatic ideology” as he warned adopting nuclear power would be a “burden” on consumers. As the federal opposition ramps up plans to release details of the nuclear energy plan it intends to put to voters at the next election, theContinue Reading
The Albanese government must urgently guardrail its strategic interests to avoid falling victim to Donald Trump’s “unpredictability” if he successfully retakes power at the end of 2024, a former Turnbull advisor has cautioned. Donald Trump officially launched his bid for a second presidential term after he clinched the Republican Party’sContinue Reading
Peter Dutton has failed to answer a key question in a fiery clash with Bill Shorten over nuclear energy. The Opposition Leader has this week been spruiking his plans for moving nuclear, but when asked by the NDIS Minister where the reactors would go, Mr Dutton didn’t answer. “Are youContinue Reading
Australia is at risk of never acquiring submarines it was promised under the AUKUS agreement after the US navy confirmed a fresh blow to the security deal, Malcolm Turnbull says. Under the Biden administration’s proposed budget, just one Virginia-class submarine would be ordered in 2025, down from the expected two.Continue Reading
A top Australian engineer has warned the country’s power grid is unstable and incapable of coping with surging demand – and has proposed a controversial solution. Adi Paterson is the former chief of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation and has written to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese demanding urgentContinue Reading
A sweeping $368bn plan to build nuclear submarines in Adelaide has pressed ahead after the federal government struck a land agreement with South Australia on Friday. A jointly constructed fleet of UK-Australian submarines is due to be built and homed in a yet-to-be-constructed naval shipyard in Osborne in Adelaide’s northwest,Continue Reading
In times of great struggle, when all hope is lost, a desperate man will often turn his gaze skywards and ask God for divine intervention. And if that fails he turns to his taxi driver. Cabbies, as we all know, are the most reliable indicator of public sentiment after NewspollContinue Reading
Former US president Donald Trump allegedly slipped sensitive details about America’s nuclear submarine fleet to an Australian billionaire, reports have claimed. American news channel ABC News reports Mr Trump told cardboard industrialist Anthony Pratt the exact number of nuclear warheads carried by US submarines and how close they could getContinue Reading
Former US president Donald Trump allegedly slipped sensitive details about America’s nuclear submarine fleet to an Australian billionaire, reports have claimed. American news channel ABC News reports Mr Trump told cardboard industrialist Anthony Pratt the exact number of nuclear warheads carried by US submarines and how close they could getContinue Reading