Rex Patrick demolishes Defence Minister Richard Marles' AUKUS statement to explain Labor's incredible $368B of public spend on submarines. At $11.5B per paragraph, it's a swindle.
Former submariner Rex Patrick looks under the hood of the second-hand Virginia-class nuclear submarines to see what Australia has bought. Even AUKUS fans might not like what they see.
The Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Mark Hammond, has proclaimed the AUKUS submarine program is a national building endeavour when, in fact, it’s quite the opposite. Rex Patrick pulls apart the ...
The Defence Department has outdone itself with the AUKUS submarine project. In Paul Keating’s words, “it’s the worst deal in all history”. That’s not just because of the staggering $386 billion ...
Defence is supposed to provide ‘cradle to grave’ costings for proposed capability before a procurement is approved. Where are the AUKUS nuclear waste disposal costs?
The Australian Federal Police has quietly created a new unit called AUKUS Command, tasked with protecting Australia’s nuclear submarine program and Defence bases. But internal documents obtained ...
The Government has calculated preliminary costs for the treatment and storage of high-level radioactive waste from AUKUS submarines. They’re just not willing to share the costs with those that ...