Aukus pact will turn Australia into ‘51st state’ of the US, says Paul Keating
by Martin Farrer and Daniel Hurst from World news | The Guardian on (#6PTYD)
Former prime minister argues Australia has made itself a target by aligning with American aggression' towards China
Australia's participation in the Aukus defence pact risks handing military control of the country to Washington and becoming the 51st state of the United States", according to former prime minister Paul Keating.
Speaking on ABC's 7.30 on Thursday night, Keating argued that Australia had made itself a target for aggression by joining the military alliance with the US and the UK in implicit opposition to China's growing power in the Asia Pacific region.
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