Paul Keating, Australia’s prime minister from 1991 to 1996 and a former leader of the Labor Party currently in power, said in a National Press Club event that the Aukus pact with the US and the UK was the “worst international decision” by a Labor administration in recent times. Photo: via AP
Paul Keating, Australia’s prime minister from 1991 to 1996 and a former leader of the Labor Party currently in power, said in a National Press Club event that the Aukus pact with the US and the UK was the “worst international decision” by a Labor administration in recent times. Photo: via AP
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Australia should seek security in Asia with its sovereignty, not ‘rubbish’ defence deals like Aukus: former PM Paul Keating

  • The Aukus submarine deal, which could cost up to A$368 billion (US$245 billion), would be ineffective in the event of a war with China, Keating says
  • He also says that Canberra is forsaking a proper defence strategy to help the US maintain ‘strategic hegemony’ in Asia

Su-Lin Tan
Su-Lin Tan in Singapore

Updated: 5:12am, 16 Mar, 2023

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Paul Keating, Australia’s prime minister from 1991 to 1996 and a former leader of the Labor Party currently in power, said in a National Press Club event that the Aukus pact with the US and the UK was the “worst international decision” by a Labor administration in recent times. Photo: via AP
Paul Keating, Australia’s prime minister from 1991 to 1996 and a former leader of the Labor Party currently in power, said in a National Press Club event that the Aukus pact with the US and the UK was the “worst international decision” by a Labor administration in recent times. Photo: via AP
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