South Australia's premier says nuclear submarines will be built in Adelaide under the AUKUS defence partnership, but he is not clear on whether all eight promised boats will be manufactured in the city.
The federal government has promised submarines will be built in AustraliaPrime Minister Anthony Albanese is
"I have every confidence — and I've spoken to the prime minister about this on multiple occasion as recent as a couple of weeks ago — that we will be building nuclear submarines here in Adelaide and the Commonwealth will be monitoring its commitment in full," Mr Malinauskas said.However, he said more than eight submarines may eventually be built in Adelaide, even if the first AUKUS ones are not built in the city.
Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong speaks at an International Women's Day breakfast in Adelaide this morning.
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