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Aukus nuclear submarine base would ‘place a massive target on our backs’, NSW labour union warns

globalMay 17, 2026
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Aukus nuclear submarine base would ‘place a massive target on our backs’, NSW labour union warns
Outcry follows release of previously secret documents naming Port Kembla as preferred east coast Aukus base
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Outcry follows release of previously secret documents naming Port Kembla as preferred east coast Aukus base

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A labour union has expressed alarm about newly released documents that reveal Port Kembla to be a preferred Australian base for nuclear-powered submarines, saying it would “place a massive target on our backs”.

The South Coast Labour Council has warned federal and state politicians of “political fallout” should they proceed with “surrendering Port Kembla to Trump’s Navy” as an Aukus base.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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