Aukus is here to stay, is it worth the risk? with Lenore Taylor
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b'After the landmark Aukus announcement, the former prime minister Paul Keating launched a blistering attack on the government \\u2013 calling the trilateral agreement the \\u2018worst deal in history\\u2019. The response from China was even more pointed, accusing Australia of a cold war mentality and participating in an arms race. But despite all the sound and fury, are we any closer to understanding the geopolitical risks of this momentous commitment? Gabrielle Jackson talks to Guardian Australia\\u2019s editor-in-chief, Lenore Taylor, and head of news, Mike Ticher, about the need for scrutiny of the Aukus agreement'