The narrative surrounding AUKUS has shifted as Australian-made and acquired nuclear-powered submarines take centre stage, 6PR Mornings presenter Simon Beaumont argues.

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On Wednesday, The West Australian published Defence Horizon Western Front, a military magazine released in conjunction with the Land Forces Expo.

Beaumont read through the magazine and noticed the emphasis on Australian nuclear-powered submarines.

“We knew American submarines were going to rotate through Stirling. We knew that was part of the AUKUS deal. What is very evident is that South Australia will build Australian nuclear-powered submarines or at least acquire them from elsewhere in the world and we will sustain them at Garden Island,” he said.

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