Labor’s longest serving foreign minister says the submarine plan is likely to be regarded as one of Australia’s worst foreign policy and defence errors.

A former ambassador to the US has dismissed criticism of a change in the AUKUS pact, as critics launch a fresh push to walk away from the deal.

A frustrated Penny Wong and Richard Marles have told AUKUS critics the controversial submarine pact is meeting milestones, despite setbacks with its UK partner.

Labor’s longest serving foreign minister says the submarine plan is likely to be regarded as one of Australia’s worst foreign policy and defence errors.

Labor’s longest serving foreign minister says the submarine plan is likely to be regarded as one of Australia’s worst foreign policy and defence errors.

Former Labor foreign affairs minister says belief US would defend Australia in event of an existential attack is a ‘ludicrous delusion’

Former foreign minister Gareth Evans said the government should develop a fallback plan premised on the possibility of the nuclear submarines deal failing.

Gareth Evans says Aukus will be one of the worst defence decisions ever made by an Australian government