Our Deputy PM handed over $800m to the US for a dodgy submarine deal that: - won't deliver - gives up what remains of Australia's sovereignty - makes us less safe, and - Trump has no idea about. #AUKUS is cactus. And the govt needs to stop pretending otherwise. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... - ThreadSky

simonrosenberg.bsky.social • 3 days ago

Our Deputy PM handed over $800m to the US for a dodgy submarine deal that:
- won't deliver
- gives up what remains of Australia's sovereignty
- makes us less safe, and
- Trump has no idea about.

#AUKUS is cactus.
And the govt needs to stop pretending otherwise.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/feb/28/australia-news-live-creative-australia-adrian-collette-greens-election-cost-of-living-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-ntwnfb?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with%3Ablock-67c0c7478f08f021a67bec63#block-67c0c7478f08f021a67bec63

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officialbrucecbr.bsky.social•3 days ago

This is a free kick for independents who want to campaign against #AUKUS. How on earth do you go into astronomical debt for a project that the partnering President doesn't even know about? Marles might want to double check which bank account that $500 million went into #auspol

mrdickpound69.bsky.social•2 days ago

it’s a scheme to funnel more money from 🇦🇺 citizens to the 🇺🇸 military complex. AUKUS needs to be scrapped. The lost money won’t be recovered but no more money should be wasted on it.

libris55.bsky.social•2 days ago

America is broke and we’re handing over millions to a madman… it’s not a good recipe

heathryan16.bsky.social•3 days ago

Maybe the UK will have the balls to and let us save face. I suspect Albo is afraid of Trump’s wrath.

mrdickpound69.bsky.social•2 days ago

If 🇦🇺 is sending its taxpayer’s money to both the UK and US military industrial complex then they have no reason to scrap it. Australia needs to scrap it right now.

simonrosenberg.bsky.social•3 days ago

You could put a full stop after "Albo is afraid".

heathryan16.bsky.social•3 days ago

Fair point. I stand corrected.

chris.bondi.oz.au•2 days ago

Sadly, the UK will be thinking about the billions we will be sending them to design and build the AUKUS nuclear subs.

proudlywoke1000.bsky.social•3 days ago

Take the billions and invest in a local industry for missiles and air/sea drones as Ukraine is demonstrating effective. Employ gamers as the remote pilots.

That would provide defence independence and a greater chance of security.

exhaustedisaac.bsky.social•2 days ago

Scrap AUKUS and reinvest that money into Australian primary industries!

mrdickpound69.bsky.social•2 days ago

AUKUS is a scheme to funnel more from 🇦🇺 citizens to the 🇺🇸 military complex. AUKUS needs to be scrapped. The lost money won’t be recovered but no more money should be wasted on it.

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