AUKUS Under Fire: Turnbull Calls Subs Deal 'Bonkers' as Trade and Alliance Pressures Mount

Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull delivered a devastating takedown of Australia's signature defence project at a public inquiry into AUKUS, labelling faith in the nuclear submarines deal "stark staring bonkers." Appearing before the inquiry on Monday, Turnbull argued the pact with the US and UK will "probably result in no submarines at all for Australia" — a staggering verdict on what was meant to be the centrepiece of the nation's deterrence posture against China. His...