UK cannot provide the nuclear subs it promised us, claims former Australian PM

Can Britain be trusted to build Australia’s submarines?

LARGS, SCOTLAND - FEBRUARY 27: In this handout image provided by MoD Crown Copyright, HMS Vengeance departs for Devonport prior to re-fit on Ferbruary 27, 2012 off the coast of Largs, Scotland. The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded UK's leading naval support business Babcock, on March 25, 2012, with a contract to commence the planning phase for the £350 million GBP refit of Trident ballistic missile submarine HMS Vengeance, which will be undert…

Turnbull: AUKUS an error

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Britain can’t provide us with nuclear submarines, says Malcolm Turnbull

Speaking at an inquiry into the viability of the Aukus deal, the former Australian prime minister said the agreement was ‘a colossal mistake’

Ex-prime minister warns AUKUS deal may not deliver

A crowd-funded public inquiry into the AUKUS security alliance has heard the pact may not deliver what was promised. It's being led by the likes of Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett and a former chief of the Australian Defence Force. Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has told the inquiry that of the three partner nations, Australia’s parliament has the most at stake but is the “least curious and the least informed”.

UK cannot provide the nuclear subs it promised us, claims former Australian PM

Malcolm Turnbull says shipbuilding is in disarray in Britain

Turnbull warns AUKUS deal may deliver no submarines

Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has warned at a public inquiry that the AUKUS deal may fail to deliver nuclear-powered submarines to Australia, citing insufficient American production capacity and problems with British shipbuilding.