{
  "id": 8170146,
  "title": "Paul Keating says Aukus locking Australia into a US war against China, which it would ‘certainly lose’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/paul-keating-says-aukus-locking-australia-into-a-us-war-against-china",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T04:06:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/18/paul-keating-aukus-locking-australia-into-us-china-war"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating has criticized the Aukus submarine deal, stating that it locks Australia into a potential US conflict with China, a war which America \"would certainly lose\". Keating's comments follow reports from Republican Congressman Michael McCaul, a China hawk and co-chair of the Congressional Friends of Australia caucus, who stated that Australia is a target for enemies of the US. However, McCaul argued that increased integration with the US military would better protect Australia, rather than leaving it more vulnerable to potential threats.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Paul Keating says Aukus locking Australia into a US war against China, which it would ‘certainly lose’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/paul-keating-says-aukus-locking-australia-into-a-us-war-against-china-8171329",
        "published": "2026-09-18T04:06:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}