Labor accuses Dutton of ‘rank politics’ after Coalition plan to buy US nuclear subs revealed
by Paul Karp from World news | The Guardian on (#605D9)
Peter Dutton calls on Labor to buy two US submarines to fill capability gap despite pending decision over UK and US options
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Labor has accused Peter Dutton of rank politics" and undermining the Aukus agreement for revealing he planned to buy US nuclear submarines to fill a looming capability gap.
The deputy prime minister and defence minister, Richard Marles, made the comments in response to Dutton calling on Labor to implement a plan he devised before the election to buy two Virginia-class submarines by 2030.
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