The Julian calendar had observed a leap year every four years, but this meant time had drifted out of alignment with the dates of celestial events and astronomical seasons.
The project’s cost has also stunningly risen from A$35 billion in 2018 to $45 billion a couple of years ago to now $65 billion, even before actual ship construction starts.
Albanese said middle powers had a responsibility to play a stronger role through partnerships on economic resilience, development finance, maritime security, climate action and emerging technologies.
