# Australian independent inquiry calls for AUKUS pact to be scrapped

https://mins.news/en/item/130034

- CGTN, 2026-11-04 14:47 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-11-04/Independent-inquiry-in-Australia-calls-for-terminating-AUKUS-pact-1RNJ4jrKJK8/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> An independent inquiry urged Australia to immediately end the AUKUS submarine agreement with the UK and US, calling it the riskiest and most costly defense decision in the country’s history. Its recommendations include terminating the deal’s first pillar and suspending plans for a US naval base near Perth pending examination of security and safety concerns.

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