Australia should consider tightening a provision allowing the US and the UK to walk away from the AUKUS nuclear submarines deal with a year's notice, an international law expert has advised a parliamentary committee.
ANU international law professor Donald Rothwell said enormously flexible withdrawal terms laid out in a new AUKUS treaty, tabled in parliament earlier this year, could have "significant implications" for Australia's national security prospects and future ability to procure nuclear technology.
