Australia and UK sign 50-year defence treaty despite US wavering on Aukus submarine deal

While details of the treaty are yet to be announced, it’s expected to cover cooperation in shipbuilding and other areasFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia and the UK will sign a 50-year treaty to cement the Aukus submarine pact, even as the major partner in the Aukus agreement, the US, wavers on the deal.The new treaty will be announced by the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, and the defence minister, Richard Marles – alongside British foreign and defence secretaries David Lammy and John Healey – in the wake of the annual Aukmin talks in Sydney today. Continue reading...

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