AUKUS critics warn the $500 billion submarine deal is sacrificing Australian sovereignty and social priorities to deeper integration with the U.S. war machine.
  • No1@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    16 days ago

    At this stage, I’ve just assumed that we never were going to get any subs.

    The billions we’ve paid -and will continue to pay- are just a ‘US defence fee’

    (I also have a theory that the billions we paid was the cost it took for the US to take Joe Hockey as US ambassador)