Thu 10 Sep 2026 09.56 AEST
Cartoon: Fiona Katauskas
Former defence minister Kim Beazley expects the United States to deliver its promised Virginia-class submarines to Australia, arguing the country cannot afford to go it alone and would be left “substantially deafened and blinded” without the alliance.
Former Labor minister Melissa Parke has warned that Australia's close military ties to the United States make it a priority nuclear target that adversaries would likely strike before attacking the US directly.
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