How Australia’s new leader can fix the submarine deal
Posted: 24th May 2022
By Alan J. Kuperman | May 22, 2022
Anthony Albanese, speaking during the Labor Party election campaign launch at Optus Stadium on May 01 in Perth, Australia. He will become the new Australian prime minister as a result of Saturday’s election. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)
Australian voters last week ousted their government in favor of the Labor Party, which traditionally opposes both nuclear energy and nuclear weapons. This means the new prime minister, Anthony Albanese, likely will reassess the 2021 AUKUS deal under which the United States and United Kingdom pledged to sell Australia nuclear-powered submarines.