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Lack of shipbuilding capacity and Australia’s refusal to unquestioningly back the US in regional conflicts are among reasons AUKUS might not happen.
The Australia Institute has told a Senate Committee that the lack of planning for AUKUS is ‘deeply worrying.’
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is confident that a deal for the United States to sell Australia three nuclear-powered submarines is on track despite opposition from Republicans in the U.S. Congress.
