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AUKUS submarine plans launched in the United States

Australia's leader Anthony Albanese and US President Joe Biden stand at podiums

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Joe Biden Source: AAP

Within four years Australia will be hosting rotational deployments of submarines from the United States and the United Kingdom in Perth, as part of one of the most ambitious defence undertakings in the nation’s history.


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