The Defence Department boss, navy chief and senior ministers said it was always Australia’s preference to acquire second-hand submarines from the US.

The United States will only send used nuclear-powered submarines to Australia as part of an agreement to "streamline" the AUKUS defence deal, in a move branded on Sunday as a…

The United States will only send used nuclear-powered submarines to Australia as part of an agreement to "streamline" the AUKUS defence deal in a move branded on Sunday as a…

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Australia will receive only used nuclear submarines from the U.S. in a streamlined AUKUS defence deal, enhancing cost-effectiveness.

Defence Minister Richard Marles has defended a shake-up to AUKUS that would involve Australia buying three second-hand Virginia-class submarines from the United States.

A naval defence expert has called for calm after critics trashed Canberra’s plan to buy three second-hand Virginia-class submarines from the United States.

The former cabinet minister said there was a “general disquiet” within the Labor movement about AUKUS as he called for a rethink of the pact.

Former cabinet minister Ed Husic said there was a “general disquiet” within the Labor movement about AUKUS as he called for a rethink of the pact.

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Australia was to receive a mix of new and used submarines. Now, it will only get used ones.

The former prime minister also dismissed recent criticism of the nuclear-powered submarine project as coming from predictable quarters.

The Defence Department boss, navy chief and senior ministers said it was always Australia’s preference to acquire second-hand submarines from the US.