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Defence Secretary Grant Shapps (left) and the Australian Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Richard Marles during a joint press conference on the tri-lateral AUKUS partnership at Rolls Royce's nuclear reactor manufacturing site in Derby.

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps (left) and the Australian Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Richard Marles during a joint press conference on the tri-lateral AUKUS partnership at Rolls Royce's nuclear reactor manufacturing site in Derby. Source: AAP / Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

The AUKUS security pact could expand to include collaboration with other like-minded countries. The pact's three founding partners - Australia, the UK and the US - say they are considering involving Japan in specific defence technology projects. Analysts say there are both advantages and disadvantages with expanding the arrangement.

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The AUKUS security pact could expand to include collaboration with other like-minded countries. The pact's three founding partners - Australia, the UK and the US - say they are considering involving Japan in specific defence technology projects. Analysts say there are both advantages and disadvantages with expanding the arrangement.

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