Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will reaffirm the federal government's commitment to the AUKUS agreement on nuclear-powered submarines in a speech on defence and national security policy today.Under the military pact with the US and Britain, the Royal Australian Navy will acquire eight nuclear-powered submarines at an estimated cost of $100 billion.Albanese will tell the National Press Club in Canberra later today that AUKUS is crucial for Australia's security amid a period of uncertainty in the Asia Pacific region, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.
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