The AUKUS safety pact will stay sturdy no matter who results in the White Home after the 2024 US election, the Prime Minister says.
Anthony Albanese mentioned he is not involved for the way forward for the alliance with the US and the UK, regardless of the potential for Donald Trump returning as president following subsequent yr’s election.
Mr Trump, who’s the present front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination, pleaded not responsible final week to 34 counts of falsifying enterprise data, following an investigation into hush cash funds.
Mr Trump, the primary present or former US president to face felony prices, says the allegations are politically motivated.
Mr Albanese mentioned AUKUS would stay sturdy no matter who was main nations concerned within the safety pact.
“Our relationship with the USA is a relationship between nations, between peoples, not simply between leaders,” he instructed Sky Information on Sunday.
“Australia and the USA share frequent values, I work very intently with President (Joe) Biden.”
Mr Biden is about to journey to Australia subsequent month for the Quad Leaders’ Summit, the place he may even tackle the federal parliament.
“He shall be an honored visitor in our nation,” Mr Albanese mentioned.
The AUKUS pact will see Australia purchase eight nuclear-powered submarines by the 2050s, with the vessels set to price as much as $368 billion.
-AAP
