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| Japanese Soryu class Submarine (File Photo) |
Japan has signalled a willingness to sell submarines to Australia that could be at least partly built in Adelaide.
It's welcome news for the prime minister who came under pressure in last week's leadership ballot from his South Australian colleagues over the issue.
When Tony Abbott and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met last year, Japan was clearly the Australian Prime Minister's preference for one of Australia's biggest ever defence deals.
A deal with Japan would represent an important show of deeper security ties between the two nations and an active demonstration of Japan's new stronger regional military posture.
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