South Australia to be ‘big beneficiary’ of AUKUS: Australian PM

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday that South Australia state would be a “big beneficiary” of the landmark AUKUS defence pact, which is expected to see Australia buy up to five U.S. Virginia class nuclear powered submarines.
Reuters, citing four U.S. officials, reported this week that Australia would likely buy the submarines in the 2030s as part of the agreement between Washington, Canberra and London, in what would present a new challenge to China’s military build-up.
Albanese’s federal government has indicated construction would be in South Australia’s capital Adelaide, but state premier Peter Malinauskas said this week he was unclear about the number of orders.
On Saturday, Albanese, when asked how many submarines would be built in Australia as part of AUKUS, said an announcement would be made on Monday.