Submarine base in Port Kembla starts war of words

Connor Pearce
Updated March 14 2023 - 12:49pm, first published March 8 2022 - 3:48pm
Port Kembla: Could this be the location for nuclear submarines? Picture: Adam McLean
Port Kembla: Could this be the location for nuclear submarines? Picture: Adam McLean

Since Prime Minister Scott Morrison's speech to the Lowy Institute on Monday announcing that Port Kembla, Newcastle and Brisbane were in the running to be the location for Australia's future nuclear submarine base, a verbal battle has broken out between the government and opposition.

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Connor Pearce

Connor Pearce

Journalist at Illawarra Mercury

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