Chris Smith suggests the name HMAS Shanahan for the first nuclear sub but Dennis says he prefers to go under the radar. Boom boom.
National Editor of The Australian Dennis Shanahan dissects the big news of the week with Chris Smith. The formation of the alliance AUKUS, Australia to get nuclear submarines, the fall-out with the French … and all this in the past 48 hours. Dennis predicts how all these issues will impact on Australia and whether the PM’s leadership and popularity has been boosted by being part of this new alliance. All this as the PM prepares to go to Washington on Monday to meet Biden and attend the first four-way leaders meeting of the Quad. – another big deal which is angering China. The PM will also address the UN but virtually from Washington as he talks about climate change, the Pacific and Covid. Next week Dennis will talk to Chris from Washington DC.

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