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Can Australia's AUKUS subs deal withstand rising costs?

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Publish Date
Thu, 17 Apr 2025, 5:22pm
Photo / Australian Defence Force
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Can Australia's AUKUS subs deal withstand rising costs?

Author
九一星空无限talk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 17 Apr 2025, 5:22pm

Australia's AUKUS deal is facing additional pressures as the US is calling for an increase in defence spending.

The US and the United Kingdom have both launched reviews into the multi-billion-dollar submarine deal amid production and tariff-based concerns. 

Australian correspondent Murray Olds says costs have already blown out to over $400 billion and counting.

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