Staff writer

Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director of  The Australia Institute, has told the Revenue Summit that Australians are right to demand better scrutiny of the $368 billion AUKUS agreement.

Research from The Australia Institute shows two-thirds of Australians want a review of AUKUS, while fewer than half think it will make us safer. 

“The AUKUS deal comes with no guarantees for Australia,” Ms Bennett said. 

“Not only do we have no guarantees, there’s nothing in the print (or fine print) to say that if Australia doesn’t get submarines there’s no guarantee Australia will get its money back. “

“That is what the Australian government has signed up to”. 

Imagine what else Australia could spend $368 billion on… 

You can sign a petition calling on a Parliamentary Inquiry into AUKUS here: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/aukus_parliamentary_inquiry_now