AUKUS in Flux: Conroy Walks Back Submarine Eviction as Drone Ships Pivot to Britain

Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy scrambled to defuse a diplomatic crisis after suggesting on ABC's 7:30 that the US submarine rotation at HMAS Stirling in Perth would "come to an end" in the early 2030s — effectively serving an "eviction notice" on Washington before a single US boat had arrived. Within 24 hours, walking back the comments during a visit to Washington, Conroy told the Sydney Morning Herald there is "absolutely...