The number of prominent public figures who oppose AUKUS or have serious reservations is growing almost weekly. It seems the more people find out about the massive deal, the more they dislike it. Here are just some of those who have expressed serious concerns or have called for it to be scrapped.
Paul Keating (Former Labor Prime Minister)
Malcolm Turnbull (Former Liberal Prime Minister)
Bob Carr (former Labor Foreign Minister)
Gareth Evans (Former Labor Foreign Minister)
Peter Garrett (Former Labor Minister)
Doug Cameron (Former Labor Senator)
Josh Wilson (WA Labor MP)
Marcus Strom (Journalist and former Labor media advisor)
John Hewson (Former Liberal leader)
Margaret Reynolds (Former Labor Senator)
Prof Hugh White (Emeritus Professor ANU)
Geoff Raby AO (economist and former diplomat)
Dr Monique Ryan MP (Independent MP)
Nicolette Boele (Independent)
Senator David Pocock (ACT)
Professor Stuart Rees (USyd)
Professor Jake Lynch (USyd)
Professor Ben Saul (USyd)
Paul Heywood-Smith SC
Greg Barns SC
Paul Gregoire (Journalist, Sydney Criminal Lawyers)
Mary Kostakidis (Former SBS presenter)
Emma Shortis (RMIT University, The Australia Institute)
Michael Smith (Retired Army Major General)
Albert Palazzo (Adjunct professor in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences UNSW)
Chris Barrie (Former Australian defence force chief)
Sam Roggeveen (Director of the International Security Program at the Lowy Institute)
Allan Behm (The Australia Institute, Canberra)
