Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he believed he could secure bipartisan political backing in the US for a deal to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines.
Ednews informs via DW that Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday he was positive about a US deal to deliver nuclear powered submarines to Australia being on track.
"I am very confident and spoke with their Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin last night," said Albanese to the media.
Austin and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken are in the northeastern Austalian state of Queensland for the annual Australia-US Ministerial Meeting (AUSMIN) dialogue , focusing on the progress of the submarine deal, regional security and clean energy.