Jul 2, 2026 – 8.59amGrassroots Labor supporters say debate over AUKUS will be silenced at the NSW Labor state conference on Sunday, despite multiple branches passing motions calling on the party to reconsider its support for the deal to acquire nuclear-powered submarines from the United States.Labor Against War and Labor Friends of Palestine wrote to NSW Labor general secretary Dominic Ofner on Tuesday warning that plans to push through an “unquestioning defence” of the Albanese government’s foreign policy positions was an insult to the party’s rank and file members, many of whom oppose federal Labor’s approach to the conflict in the Middle East and AUKUS.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles