Jordon Steele-John (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

The election of Donald Trump earlier this month is a sobering reminder that the foreign policy of the United States is fickle and tumultuous. Yet both major parties—the previous government, with Scott Morrison, and this Labor government—have persisted with an unpopular, unrealistic and dangerous AUKUS political pact that signs Australia up to the foreign policy whims of Donald Trump.

Here are three things that Donald Trump has promised to do when he takes office. One, he has announced that he will immediately withdraw the US from the climate Paris Agreement again. This would send a message to the world that fighting climate change isn't essential, and it will send progress back decades. Two, he supports a nationwide abortion ban that will completely dismantle a woman's right to choose. Three, he has hand-picked billionaires for the top jobs of his administration that will make the mega-wealthy richer, while the price of everyday goods goes up higher and ever higher.

It beggars belief that Mr Albanese and his Labor government think it is acceptable for Australia to spend billions of dollars on the AUKUS political pact, to sign us up for 40 years of being in lock step with the decisions of the United States, all with the promise of getting a few outdated submarines that aren't even guaranteed to be delivered. Our community is concerned about the incoming Trump administration. We are concerned about the effect on our economy, on global peace and on climate change. We want a review of the AUKUS political pact and the decision to spend billions of dollars on nuclear submarines. We want a calm and reflective reconsideration of the US alliance in this era of Donald Trump.