Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed comments by his British counterpart at the G7 summit that Britain and the United States will proceed with the AUKUS nuclear submarine treaty with Australia,

ANALYSIS: The US is reviewing the Aukus submarine programme just after Australia paid a US$500m down payment. Can the alliance survive ‘America First’ or is this an opportunity for Australia to change direction?

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he has no doubts that the Aukus defense pact with the US and Australia will continue despite President Donald Trump’s review of the initiative.