An update to our AUKUS plans, and cashing in on horror
5/31/202612 min
Monday, 1 June: An update to our AUKUS plans; Ebola spreads in Africa; Another poll puts One Nation ahead; And cashing in on horror...
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First 90 secondsAlice Dempster· Host0:00
This is a Squiz Podcast, [upbeat music] where your shortcut to being informed. Good morning. I'm Alice Dempster.
Andrew Williams· Host0:08
And I'm Andrew Williams.
Alice Dempster· Host0:10
It's Monday the 1st of June. In your Squiz today, an update to our AUKUS plans, Ebola spreads in Africa, another poll puts One Nation ahead, and cashing in on horror. This is your Squiz today. [upbeat music] There's been a big change over the weekend to our security deal with the US and the UK, which you probably know as AUKUS. If you haven't followed it closely, the plan was that the US Navy would give us a mix of new and used Virginia-class submarines, but now we're getting three hand-me-downs instead.
Andrew Williams· Host0:45
We are. We got that update from Defense Minister Richard Marles, who was in Singapore for a big military forum over the weekend, and he was keen to look at the positives on this. He says it'll make things simpler and more cost-effective, but others have said we'd be better off with vessels that come straight off the production line. It's not necessarily faster. We're still not gonna get these subs until the early 2030s. And as for why it's happening, that's not entirely clear. Coalition defense spokesman James Paterson says he wants an explanation on why this change has happened at Senate estimates this week to try and fully understand the implications of it.
Alice Dempster· Host1:18
Yeah, and there could be a few of those, the experts reckon. Firstly, the secondhand subs might not be as good and won't last as long, and there are also concerns that the US has changed tack because production of the submarines