‘Australia’s’ Nuclear Subs: an American game?
Tuesday, December 7, 2021, 1:57 pm
The Australian Defence Minister, Melissa Price, on 9 November told the Submarine Association conference in Adelaide that the country’s nuclear-powered submarines would be built in South Australia.
It was one more ingredient thrown into a brewing of questions and contention since the sudden announcement of the nuclear plan, and immediate cancellation of the French contract for conventional submarines on 16 September.
Third Referendum in New Caledonia: déjà vu, fear for the future, bad vibes with Australia and the neighbourhood
Wednesday, December 8, 2021, 9:21 pm
Reported by Lee Duffield
The third independence referendum set for New Caledonia on 12 December was set to be like the last two referendums in some of its main features — but this time had worrying differences.