Independent inquiry in Australia calls for terminating AUKUS pact
An Anzac-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy is seen in Perth, Australia, August 24, 2026. /VCG An independent inquiry has called for the Australian government to immediately terminate the AUKUS submarine treaty with the United Kingdom and the United States, describing the pact as the riskiest defense decision in national history. "We concluded that AUKUS is the worst, riskiest and most costly defense decision ever made by an Australian government," said the report.
