Team Trump emerges as driving force for Austal’s forced shipyard sale

The White House is squeezing the shipbuilder out of the US in favour of South Korea’s Hanwha. So why isn’t Canberra putting up a fight?

Reported by The Australian Financial Review. We will add other newspapers as they cover it. November 2, 2026, 18:00 UTC

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1. The Australian Financial ReviewAustraliaNovember 2, 2026, 18:00 UTC

   Team Trump emerges as driving force for Austal’s forced shipyard sale

   The White House is squeezing the shipbuilder out of the US in favour of South Korea’s Hanwha. So why isn’t Canberra putting up a fight?

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