Former foreign minister Bob Carr recently described AUKUS as “fragrant, methane-wrapped bullshit”. This remark — tailor-made for the headlines — was covered by media outlets on both sides of the Tasman Sea.
The one-day livestreamed symposium, “AUKUS: Which way for New Zealand”, was held late last week in New Zealand’s Parliament. It was organised by the nation’s Labour Party, with the country’s Opposition Leader Chris Hipkins, among others, in the audience.
The timing and title of the symposium is indeed apt. New Zealand politics finds itself polarised, having to decide whether to join pillar two of the AUKUS pact, or remain independent.
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