Aukus nuclear submarine base would ‘place a massive target on our backs’, NSW labour union warns
by Krishani Dhanji and Ben Doherty from World news | The Guardian on (#75P0J)
Outcry follows release of previously secret documents naming Port Kembla as preferred east coast Aukus base
As Aukus spending and delays blow out, will Australia's nuclear submarines ever materialise?
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A labour union has expressed alarm about newly released documents that reveal Port Kembla to be a preferred Australian base for nuclear-powered submarines, saying it would place a massive target on our backs".
The South Coast Labour Council has warned federal and state politicians of political fallout" should they proceed with surrendering Port Kembla to Trump's Navy" as an Aukus base.
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