In News Australia Today in Punjabi, a heated debate has emerged in Australia over the AUKUS security pact. The Pentagon confirmed it will provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines. This announcement has raised concerns about potential nuclear weapons in the country.
Several senior Labor Party leaders criticized the pact, calling it “Australia’s permanent subjugation.” They say the agreement violates the 1985 Rarotonga Treaty, which declared the South Pacific a nuclear-free zone.
Protests erupted in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. Demonstrators raised anti-nuclear and anti-AUKUS slogans.
The Australian government said the submarines will have nuclear reactors but will not carry nuclear weapons. Opposition groups and peace organizations fear that American and British submarines arriving at Australian ports may carry nuclear weapons, violating the treaty. The “International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons” warned that AUKUS could push the Indo-Pacific region into a nuclear arms race. This development is a major highlight in News Australia Today in Punjabi.
