Beijing has opened the door for bilateral talks to resolve trade disputes; Jim Chalmers has asked the ACCC to investigate deposit rates; Labor unveils safeguards mechanism.
An influential US senator who warned that the AUKUS pact could push the US submarine-building industry to breaking point has tweeted he is proud to support the “powerful partnership”.
They urged the president not to sell Virginia-class submarines to Australia, an option Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has been pushing as a way of filling a gap in Australia’s defence capability.On Tuesday Senator Reed tweeted his support for the “powerful partnership” struck in September 2021 by Mr Biden, then Australian prime minister Scott Morrison and former UK leader Boris Johnson.
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