AUKUS a ‘Clear Choice’ as Motion Passes Labor’s National Conference

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has secured support to proceed with the AUKUS deal following open dissent from the Labor Party’s left faction.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks at the 49th ALP National Conference 2023 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre in Brisbane, Australia on Aug. 17, 2023. AAP Image/Jono Searle

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has secured support to proceed with the AUKUS deal following open dissent from the Labor Party’s left faction.

Despite internal party opposition to the AUKUS deal, Mr. Albanese’s party gave explicit support to the deal after the motion passed the floor without a vote, while other amendments, such as the second anti-AUKUS motion, had lapsed.