Malcolm Turnbull, who was behind the French submarine contract that Morrison dramatically tore up in favour of Aukus, said Australia needs to "wake up", realise it's a "bad deal" which the US could renege on at any point, and make other plans before it is too late.

The Pentagon is reviewing America’s role in a historic, multibillion-dollar pact among Washington, the United Kingdom and Australia to ward off China’s growing influence.

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Thursday it understood a decision by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to launch a formal review into the AUKUS submarine pact, repeating London's position that the project was crucial to peace and security.