AUKUS will cost Australia at least $368 billion with no guarantee the submarines arrive, and the AUKUS Public Inquiry calls it the worst, costliest and riskiest defence decision in Australian history. Former Labor minister Peter Garrett released the report of a crowdfunded inquiry run by former prime ministers, foreign ministers and defence chiefs, after Labor and the Coalition refused a parliamentary inquiry. Freedom of information requests on where the nuclear waste will be dumped were refused, and the deal makes Australia a target in a US war with China.

Chapters:
00:00 Opening and Midterms
00:47 The AUKUS Tether
01:49 The $368 Billion Deal
03:06 The Gravy Train
04:10 Why a People's Inquiry
05:17 Independent Heavy Hitters
06:22 Sovereignty and Risk
07:22 Keating and Turnbull
08:23 Who to Believe
09:29 Media Buries It
10:00 FOI Refusals
11:03 Nuclear Waste Secrecy
12:15 Tranter on the Media
13:17 The Next Inquiry
14:20 Thanks and Coverage
15:22 The Revolving Door

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