On May 31, 2022 Anonymous commented:
Good to see Australia’s DoD is progressing [nuclear safeguards] issues. ANSTO and ARPANSA are definite assets to the RAN SSN project.
Labor have a majority government nowand announced their cabinet today.
Richard Marles was appointed Deputy PM and Defence Minister. Marles is leader of the dominant Labor Right faction and has a long term interest in defence.
[See Marles' website for his current photo.]
This is the best possible outcome for Defence. Marles has factional power, is from the right (so no ideological problem with SSNs) and is Deputy PM to boot, so will have clout in cabinet to push things through. Frankly this is a relief.