Labor needs to be 'fully committed' to the AUKUS agreement

Nationals MP Keith Pitt says Labor seems to be playing “both sides of the fence" and needs to be “fully committed” to the AUKUS agreement.

“What concerns me is Labor seems to be playing both sides of the fence,” Mr Pitt told Sky News Australia.

“They need to be committed fully to AUKUS, it is one of the most important security agreements our nation has ever signed.

“The idea there is some potential for them to make significant changes or walk away from it, I don’t think is in our national interest.”

[buildmotosykletist]

How can you "announce your position" when you don't know what the proposal is ??? Silly question from the interviewer.

[axle.australian.patriot]

Why TF are they so bent on USA subs? The Astute is good kit, world class and they have the facility to build, now.

[AximandTheCursed]

"Labor needs to be committed to an insane asylum"
-Fixed the title for you.

[robertdavie]

Australia's military is far too small to achieve the task required of it as it is vastly dwarfed in terms of numbers of personnel and equipment by all of its neighbours. We lack fuel reserves and don’t even have the capacity to manufacture our own munitions.

This is the result of decades of underfunding and neglect by our politicians who prefer to focus on quality of lifestyle type issues at the expense of fundamental matters of existence. Enabling this strategic apathy and negligence is the misguided belief that US military power is nearly unlimited and globally dominant and that it would automatically come to the defence of Australia should any of her neighbours attack her.

The US is not obligated under the ANZUS Alliance to send troops or equipment to our aid in the event of an attack upon us. They are only obligated to engage in talks with us and nothing more. We must provide for our own defence.

Our politicians need to explain to the public that rights and privileges go hand in hand with responsibilities, one of which is the defence of the nation. We need to introduce national service and link its completion by individuals to their right to access the many benefits of being a citizen of this country.

Australia is an under-armed country that needs to spend a great deal more on defence than it has in the past. We need to spend our wealth on a nuclear weapons capability and not give it away for nothing to tax-avoiding corporations.

[petermclaren]

*India just returned a leased nuclear sub to Russia. It had it on contract for ten years and it's just signed up for a replacement in 2025.*

[everypitchcounts]

Has Australia even considered getting some of the new unmanned submarines

[dominicpelle]

Australia is 60% fully committed to Labor...

[whatever-qlns]

This presenters voice is so hard on the ears.