Aukus is ‘worst, riskiest and most costly’ Australian defence decision ever, public inquiry into submarine deal says - The Guardian

A major independent inquiry declaring AUKUS 'unachievable' and recommending its scrapping represents a critical threat to Australia's maritime defence modernisation and alliance credibility. If adopted, this would collapse the core pillar of Australia's submarine deterrent for 15+ years, leaving a gap in undersea capabilities precisely when China's PLA navy is expanding, and would signal fracture in the US–UK–Australia security partnership.