AUKUS: 'dodgy dealing' from the get-go.
Australia has the sixth longest coastline in the world, approx. 25,760 kilometers ... 3 subs every ~8586km isn't really gonna cut it, defence-wise. Ooops, that's right - they're to defend the US, not us. We pay $384Bn to the US to protect the US. Of course.
The case for AUKUS rests on treating submarines as essential to Australian sovereignty, while ignoring the broader defence capabilities that already protect Australia’s maritime approaches and raise s...