Turnbull tells inquiry AUKUS submarines will probably never arrive, calls faith in deal 'stark staring bonkers'

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has told a public inquiry the AUKUS nuclear-submarine deal will probably deliver no submarines for Australia, calling faith in the agreement "stark staring bonkers." His case: the US builds 1.2 subs a year but needs 2.3 for its own fleet, and US law blocks any sale that worsens that shortfall. No surplus, no transfer.