Malcolm Turnbull has entered the chat. The former prime minister has been a vocal critic of the AUKUS security pact over the years.

In a tweet this morning, he questioned if it was time for the Australian parliament to "wake up".

"The UK is conducting a review of AUKUS. The US DoD is conducting a review of AUKUS. But Australia, which has the most at stake, has no review.

"Our parliament to date has been the least curious and least informed. Time to wake up?"

https://www.9news.com.au/national/aukus-pact-pentagon-reviewing-trilateral-deal-...



By Adam Vidler
7:56am Jun 12, 2025

One of the chief pillars of the agreement from Australia's perspective was the decision for Canberra to purchase nuclear-powered submarines in a $368 billion deal as an enhanced deterrent.

However, broader technology and defence sharing was also enshrined in the agreement.
John Bolton, who was the White House national security advisor in the first Trump White House from 2018-2019, said he was "very disturbed" by news of the review.
"The AUKUS deal was one of the Biden administration's biggest achievements from the US perspective, and even to call it into question in the form of a review is a bad signal of the of the ultimate intention by the Trump administration," Bolton told Today.
"I don't think they're reviewing it to consider increasing the size of the deal. I think it's more a question of how much of a downsize they're looking at, including potentially total cancellation, which would be catastrophic, a huge mistake for the US with enormous consequences, obviously, for Australia and the UK."

Jasin wrote on Jun 12^th, 2025 at 9:01am:



If Trump stops AUKUS it will save us $368 billion.

America sees no problem with bullying and screwing over it's Allies....First they demand Australia increase it's defence spending and now they are reviewing the deal which already favours the United States....The former Coalition Government scrapped the deal with France which cost Australia $835 million for nothing and now the deal Scott Morrison negotiated is falling apart after paying the US $500 million for nothing....The Trump administration are incompetant and unreliable.....Scrap the deal and start over again without American screwing us over....Who needs enemies when you are Allies with the Yanks???

WTF did you expect, if our politicians are going to talk about Trump the way they do of course he is going to screw you. Its called self harm.

Bobby. wrote on Jun 12^th, 2025 at 11:29am:


I agree Bobby....America first is all about screwing everyone else in Americas favour whilst the Yanks become more isolationist and unreliable....Angus Taylor is blaming Labor for a deal his Government negotiated and Donald Trump does not understand....As the deal was signed by Joe Biden Trump will do all he can to screw more out of Australia and Angus Taylor is on the Yanks side....The Coalition created this mess and are now blaming Labor for their incompetance....Suck up to Trump and give him what he wants is Taylors solution....Taylor is a complete dickhead who thinks making political point scoring is more important than Australia's defence!!!

Leroy wrote on Jun 12^th, 2025 at 11:50am:


Countries that sign agreements and then stick to them unlike America under Trump....Why negotiate with a complete narcissist like Trump who's word is not worth crap....Only a dickhead like you would not understand that making a deal means sticking to it....Australia needs to forge new alliances with Asia and Europe because America can no longer be trusted or relied upon....Full on MAGA bullshit you support....Traitor!!!

philperth2010 wrote on Jun 12^th, 2025 at 12:20pm:


So what happened to the deal Australia made with France for subs?.

Leroy wrote on Jun 12^th, 2025 at 12:29pm:


The Coalition under Scumo scrapped it costing $835 million for nothing....Are you dyslexic or just very stupid???

philperth2010 wrote on Jun 12^th, 2025 at 11:42am:


That's what all Govts usually do.

And for that matter it's what all businesses do as well.

It's what you do when you're looking after No1. first.

China is too powerful for us -
they have the largest navy in the world -
no matter how much we spend we could never defend ourselves
without help from the USA and perhaps the UK too.

We need nukes but not submarines, nuclear weapons.

We need to get over this belief that England or America must protect us.

Hopefully they cancel it , can't believe Labor backed scomos brainfart

Lesson 1

Don’t play with the big boys.

Lesson 2.

Don’t buy Steam submarines.

Sir Eoin O Fada wrote on Jun 14^th, 2025 at 7:53pm:


The Gotland Class is registered to have a range of 1,700 nautical miles.  Nuclear submarines have an unlimited range.  They do not compare all that well, Eugene. Tsk, tsk, tsk...

Leroy wrote on Jun 12^th, 2025 at 10:16am:



Yeah, stay stupid, Peeroy.

Brian Ross wrote on Jun 14^th, 2025 at 9:39pm:

The range of the Stirling engined subs is limited by the amount of compressed oxygen that they can carry and that limits their range, however that is a design choice and as we have no need for unlimited range then a Sterling engined sub can do what we need and SILENTLY unlike the noisy steam boats.