Australian Workers Union Boss Backs AUKUS Deal, Says He Will Oppose the ‘Fringe’ Left

Paul Farrow, the new leader of the right-leaning Australian Workers Union (AWU), has declared his union’s support for the trilateral AUKUS deal, saying that he will push back against the left’s attempts to oppose the $386 billion nuclear submarine deal.

An undated visualisation of what an SSN-AUKUS submarine might look like at sea, issued on March 13, 2023. BAE

Paul Farrow, the new leader of the right-leaning Australian Workers Union (AWU), has declared his union’s support for the trilateral AUKUS deal, saying that he will push back against the left’s attempts to oppose the $386 billion (US$257 billion) nuclear submarine deal.

This follows a warning from left-leaning former senator Doug Cameron, who said Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces a contest at the national ALP conference in August over nuclear submarines, along with other issues such as “regressive” tax cuts and Palestine.