Analysis

The AUKUS trilateral deal waited for one man: Donald Trump

Harley Dennett
Updated September 17 2021 - 12:33pm, first published 5:30am
Scott Morrison was proclaimed the Donald Trump-whisperer by some, but on an issue so fraught as nuclear subs? That hype was never believed by the steely-eyed. Picture: Getty Images
Scott Morrison was proclaimed the Donald Trump-whisperer by some, but on an issue so fraught as nuclear subs? That hype was never believed by the steely-eyed. Picture: Getty Images

The Morrison government's new trilateral technology sharing deal emerged on Wednesday night as suddenly as a silent nuclear submarine from the ocean floor.

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Harley Dennett

Harley Dennett

Public Service Editor

Former federal politics bureau chief for the Canberra Times, via a career that's taken me from rural Victoria to Washington DC. Telling the stories of my local LGBTI community brought me to political journalism, where I've covered eight budgets, four national elections in two countries, Defence, public service and international governance.

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