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Marles remains confident Trump administration won’t sink Aukus
The defence minister, Richard Marles, is speaking on Sky News from Perth ahead of the announcement of a $12bn investment in a Western Australian defence precinct linked to the Aukus submarine project.
Well, I’ve had numerous conversations with American counterparts, really, since the inauguration of the Trump administration, where there’s been really positive statements made about Aukus. So if you’ve asked me questions about this, as have many others, and I’ve said all along that I’m really confident about the proceeding of Aukus under the Trump administration.
I’m sure that at some point in the not too soon future, you’re going to see a meeting between two leaders