It is straight into the issue of the day (at least in this place) – the United States.

Sussan Ley:

The Coalition is the proud architect of AUKUS, Landmark national security agreements that will make Australia safer, stronger and more secure. The Coalition cabinet I served in delivered AUKUS because we understand the US is our most important ally. 261 days ago the American people elected a new president. In that same more than 30 world leaders have met with the US President. Why has the Australian Prime Minister failed to meet with the US President?

Albanese:

Last time I looked, just to fact check, AUKUS was not actually delivered during the former government. The concept, to give credit where credit is due, did come from the Morrison government but the AUKUS agreement was signed by myself, president Biden and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. In San Diego. That is a fact. The US President was elected and took office in January. Since then we have had three conversations. They also make the point that there is no country including the announcement today of an arrangement with Japan and the United States in which the previous tariff level of 25% across the board has been reduced to 15% is still higher than the tariff rate of 10% which Australia has. And that Australia has a lower tariff rate or equal to every other country on earth. Australia used to on a bipartisan basis support free and fair trade. Both sides. I find it extraordinary the Coalition seemed to have made a decision that the decision by the US administration to, contrary to our free trade agreement with the United States, apply from across the board a tariff on Australian exports into the United States has brought with it not a criticism of the issue of the imposition of tariffs but a criticism rather than choosing to support Australia has chosen the opposite.

Not sure we should be getting into a p*ssing competition over who actually ‘delivered’ Aukus, given how terrible a deal it is.