Are we being fleeced? New reports cast fresh doubt on AUKUS ambition

Global alliances continue to strain under the weight of tensions in the middle east with the United Arab Emirates announcing its withdrawal from the OPEC oil group, a victory for the ‘drill-baby-drill’ club, but what will it mean for your petrol prices?   Two new reports from our AUKUS partners - the US and Great Britain - have cast fresh doubt on their capacity to deliver on their commitments to the 360 billion dollar submarine project. Adam Lockyer, Associate Professor in Strategic Studies at Macquarie University questions whether the current leadership in both countries has the political will to deliver on their ambition. Francesca Albanese is one of the most scrutinised and controversial human rights officials in the world right now.Her new memoir, When the World Sleeps, is part political reckoning, part personal testimony — tracing her journey from a small town in southern Italy to the centre of a global argument about international law, power, and moral responsibility.