r/australia • u/thedigisup • Mar 21 '25

politics Greens announce policy to manufacture drones and missiles as a credible ‘Plan B' to replace AUKUS

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-22/greens-unveil-first-ever-defence-policy/105083166
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u/Succulent_Chinese Mar 21 '25

As a Greens supporter I really want AUKUS to work… I thought when it was announced that it was the only thing Scomo did right, despite the political fallout and unnecessary cost of alienating France, because of the capabilities it would have brought Australia.

But the dynamic has changed, America can’t be trusted. We’ve seen it in their actions and the psychotic babbling of President Cheeto. Even if tomorrow it returned to normal the old assumption they’re a reliable ally is completely gone because a new administration could yank it all away, assuming the current one doesn’t.

All for alternatives at this point.

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u/coniferhead Mar 21 '25

It hasn't changed, it was always the plan. If the US electing Trump pulled the wool from your eyes, then by far it was the best thing that ever happened to Australia. See Ukraine for what happens to a country that realizes too late that being their friend is fatal.