USS Colorado to be first US submarine in Australia under AUKUS

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover USS Colorado to be first US submarine in Australia under AUKUS?

Of the 10 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 60% are rated centre, 40% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 18. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is USS Colorado to be first US submarine in Australia under AUKUS left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 10 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.

Is the coverage of USS Colorado to be first US submarine in Australia under AUKUS biased?

USS Colorado to be first US submarine in Australia under AUKUS is one event reported by 18 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting USS Colorado to be first US submarine in Australia under AUKUS?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered USS Colorado to be first US submarine in Australia under AUKUS?

18 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

Which submarine will be the first US vessel deployed to Australia under AUKUS?

The USS Colorado, a Virginia-class submarine, will be the first US submarine deployed to Australia under the AUKUS agreement. It is a fast-attack submarine capable of speeds over 46km/h.

When will the USS Colorado be based in Australia?

The USS Colorado is scheduled to be based at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia starting in late 2027. This is part of the Submarine Rotational Force-West initiative.

What is the AUKUS agreement?

The AUKUS agreement is a trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It is designed to promote a safe Indo-Pacific region and involves cooperation on defence capabilities, including submarines.