Malcolm Turnbull says Labor has failed to answer if Aukus deal compromises Australian sovereignty

Malcolm Turnbull has been raising concerns about the Aukus agreement’s risk to Australian sovereignty since the agreement was made. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

Malcolm Turnbull says the Albanese government has failed to answer fundamental questions about the Aukus nuclear submarine pact, including whether the arrangement with the US and Britain compromises Australian sovereignty.

Responding to a new signal from Anthony Albanese that Labor would have pursued the contentious agreement had he been in power at the time Scott Morrison landed the pact, the former prime minister said Australians were entitled to know the answer to basic questions, like whether we could operate our own military assets.