After years of nervously watching China's growing assertiveness – and economic coercion – Australia is pushing back.
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Scott Morrison has called on old friends – the United States and the United Kingdom - drawing them more deeply into the region and sending a message of deterrence to Beijing. A new alliance – AUKUS - has been born.

And the first step in this new partnership is a huge one – Australia will now move to nuclear-powered submarines. Labor has cautiously backed the move. The French are furious their submarine deal has been sunk. And China says this gravely undermines regional peace.

David Speers interviews Finance Minister Simon Birmingham about the new deal, and Christian Porter’s blind trust.

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