KEATING VS AUKUS
Former Labor prime minister Paul Keating has lashed out at the current government, once again criticising the endlessly debated AUKUS defence pact. Appearing on the ABC’s 7.30 program last night, Keating called the Albanese government a “sellout”, declaring: “In defence and foreign policy, this is not a Labor government. This is a party which has adopted the defence and foreign policies of the Morrison Liberal government.” Joining AUKUS makes Australia a target for aggression, Keating argued, due to the implicit opposition to China’s growing influence in the Asia-Pacific region.
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