Australia's AUKUS Defense Pact Remains on Track After Albanese Trump Call Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has reassured Australians that his country's defense pact with the US and UK, AUKUS, remains intact following a phone call with former US President Donald Trump.
The call allowed Albanese to press for a full exemption from tariffs, but the implications of this move on China and the Indo Pacific region remain unclear.
AUKUS is Australia's largest ever defense project, valued at AUD 368 billion over three decades. The pact aims to counter China's growing influence in the region by delivering nuclear powered submarines to Australia.