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Noisy online opposition to AUKUS doesn’t equal real-world opposition - The Strategist | ASPI's analysis and commentary site
Why it matters
AUKUS collapse is a critical risk to Australia's submarine modernisation and Indo-Pacific alliance architecture. An article documenting that online noise does not reflect real political opposition to AUKUS strengthens the programme's resilience by suggesting domestic political risk is lower than surface-level social-media sentiment might indicate.
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