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

Posted: 14th August 2026

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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’.
The former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has called British shipbuilding an “industry in disarray” and predicted it will produce few, if any, of the nuclear-powered submarines promised under the Aukus agreement in the foreseeable future. Speaking at an independent inquiry into the implications and viability of the tri-nation submarine deal, which will cost Australia the equivalent of nearly £200 billion, the former Liberal Party leader described the pact as “a colossal mistake”.

Times 10th Aug 2026

https://www.thetimes.com/world/australasia/article/australia-submarines-aukus-deal-malcolm-turnbull-jqc2×66hq
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’.
The former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has called British shipbuilding an “industry in disarray” and predicted it will produce few, if any, of the nuclear-powered submarines promised under the Aukus agreement in the foreseeable future. Speaking at an independent inquiry into the implications and viability of the tri-nation submarine deal, which will cost Australia the equivalent of nearly £200 billion, the former Liberal Party leader described the pact as “a colossal mistake”.

Times 10th Aug 2026

https://www.thetimes.com/world/australasia/article/australia-submarines-aukus-deal-malcolm-turnbull-jqc2×66hq