Inquiry Into AUKUS – Final Public Hearing Today

'Big bear' China can't be ignored: Beazley to Aukus inquiry

Former deputy prime minister Kim Beazley has delivered an unapologetic defence of the Aukus pact before an independent inquiry, arguing that acquiring nuclear-powered submarines was vital to Australia's sovereignty.

DON BRASH - The pros and cons of AUKUS: Submission to Australian public inquiry

Australia is currently holding a “Public inquiry into AUKUS” . The five members of the panel holding the inquiry are: • Peter Garrett AM FTSE, chairman, a former federal minister; • Admiral Chris Barrie AC, RAN rtd., former Chief of the Australian Defence Force; • Dr Carmen Lawrence, Australia’s first female State Premier and Treasurer, and a former federal minister; • Karina Lester, a second generation survivor of the 1953 British nuclear tests…

Inquiry into AUKUS – final public hearing today

3 September 2026 AIMN Editorial, https://theaimn.net/inquiry-into-aukus-final-public-hearing-today/ Australia’s independent, crowdfunded Public Inquiry into AUKUS concludes its public hearings today in Canberra, with presentations from Andrew Wilkie, the Hon Kim Beazley AC, Dr Michael Keating, Jon Stanford and Dr Emma Shortis amongst many others. A huge number of Australians – including a Prime Minister, Foreign Affairs and Defence […]

Teachers’ union slams AUKUS spend - Education Review

The New South Wales Teachers Federation (Federation) is calling on the federal government to rethink its defence spending, arguing that public education would be a better allocation of funds than nuclear-powered submarines.  This statement comes after the launch of an independent public enquiry into the AUKUS deal in June. The inquiry, headed up by former Labor MP Peter Garrett, is examining the security partnership between the UK, US and Austra…