Josh Wilson's welcome concern: AUKUS will cost the earth

Comment by Hon. Melissa Parke on AUKUS 22 March 2023. I welcome the speech given by Josh Wilson MP, my successor in the federal seat of Fremantle, in the Australian parliament on 20 March in which he raised concerns regarding the AUKUS agreement. I also welcome the contributions from former Prime Minister Paul Keating last week (15/3) and former Foreign Ministers Bob Carr (17/3)  and Gareth Evans in the Guardian (21/3). There ought to be a thorough debate in the parliament and in the community over this ‘deal’ that is set to cost the earth in more ways than...
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