00:00In resources-rich WA, there's another sector where business is booming, as defence industry
00:09gears up for the arrival of nuclear-powered submarines.
00:13Creating from the ground up something that we haven't had in Western Australia before
00:17or anywhere in the country, and it's high-tech and it's multi-generational, it's a huge opportunity.
00:23An international military conference in Perth has wrapped up with a local AUKUS update.
00:29We will see Virginia-class submarines operating from HMAS Stirling within three years.
00:35There will be no capability gap.
00:37But the Australian Submarine Agency boss warns this country's push to acquire its own nuclear-powered
00:43boats will be trickier.
00:45It's not easy, it's not quick, nor is it cheap.
00:52There will be setbacks, but we need to have the confidence to see this through.
00:57Publicly, officials here are sounding positive about the highly complex nuclear submarine
01:03endeavour.
01:04But in a city that describes itself as the gateway to AUKUS, some local concerns are
01:10emerging.
01:11Visiting American and British companies are privately worried that the infrastructure
01:16needed in and around Western Australia's Garden Island Naval Base is taking too long to build.
01:23I think preparations are going well, but we can always do more to explain the benefits
01:28of AUKUS better to that community and make sure they are able to share in it as well.
01:33From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.
01:38But winning over these locals is unlikely.
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