Albania lobbies US Congress to boost support for AUKUS submarine deal

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is directly lobbying members of the US Congress to continue supporting the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal.

He says the pact is necessary to bolster Australia’s defenses and that it is a good deal for the US and UK.

This followed criticism in America from two senators who warned President Joe Biden that the AUKUS deal could be a zero-sum game for the distribution of scarce high-tech American nuclear submarines.

Mr. Albanese is confident that Joe Biden will stick to the AUKUS deal despite domestic political pressure.