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‘Individuals will have their views’, Wong brushes off Husic’s Aukus call

The foreign minister, Penny Wong, has brushed off concerns from Labor MP Ed Husic, who has called for a rethink of the Aukus pact, and says the government still believes the deal with the US and the UK is the best course

I understand individuals will have their views, but obviously I speak as a member of the cabinet and the government, and we believe it is in the best interests of our country for this project to continue to proceed … We believe chopping and changing will only set the country back.