A Port Kembla nuclear submarine base would ‘place a massive target on our backs’, NSW labour union warns
Outcry follows release of previously secret documents naming Wollongong suburb as preferred east coast Aukus base As Aukus spending and delays blow out, will Australia’s nuclear submarines ever materialise? Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A labour union has expressed alarm about newly released documents that reveal Port Kembla to be a preferred Australian base for nuclear-powered submarines, saying it would “plac
Outcry follows release of previously secret documents naming Port Kembla as preferred east coast Aukus base
As Aukus spending and delays blow out, will Australia’s nuclear submarines ever materialise?
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A labour union has expressed alarm about newly released documents that reveal Port Kembla to be a preferred Australian base for nuclear-powered submarines, saying it would “place a massive target on our backs”.
The South Coast Labour Council has warned federal and state politicians of “political fallout” should they proceed with “surrendering Port Kembla to Trump’s Navy” as an Aukus base.
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- A Port Kembla nuclear submarine base would ‘place a massive target on our backs’, NSW labour union warnsGuardian - World · Krishani Dhanji and Ben Doherty · May 17, 2026, 5:46 AM
- Aukus nuclear submarine base would ‘place a massive target on our backs’, NSW labour union warnsGuardian - World · Krishani Dhanji and Ben Doherty · May 17, 2026, 5:46 AM
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