Labor’s closed-door AUKUS committee further entrenches secrecy

Yes, the government did it again. Rather than supporting open oversight of AUKUS and increasing transparency in government, Anthony Albanese’s Labor Party, with the support of Sussan Ley’s opposition, has opted for secrecy over oversight of Australia’s most expensive defense initiative.

last week one new committee It was announced that the work would be carried out secretly, except for public hearings authorized by the minister of defense, and that the government would monitor areas working on AUKUS. It will be limited to a maximum of seven parliamentary and six non-government members, all of whom will be elected by Albanese and Ley.