Two years after the snub inflicted on France, Australian submarines in troubled waters. Australia brutally broke the “contract of the century” with France in September 2021, in favor of American and British submarines.
“ScoMo,” as he was nicknamed, didn’t want it anymore. Obsessed with the rise of China, he radically changed his strategy, preferring American nuclear-powered submarines. After months of secret negotiations behind the backs of the French, Morrison unveiled live on television, on September 15, 2021, a new partnership called “Aukus”