Submission to the AUKUS Public Inquiry -No 37. Louise Fowler-Smith- a Personal View

I’m a 5 th generation Australian woman and have never been more concerned
about my country of birth. There are many reasons for my concern but the topic at
hand is Aukus. From the outset I , amongst many other educated Australians,
could not believe that this country would accept the insanity of the deal of Aukus.
To spend hundreds of billions of Australian tax payers money on something that
ultimately will not help Australia nor Australian people is gobsmackingly stupid.
There is every likelihood that these submarines will not be delivered when
predicted- and worse- will cost a lot more than the sum approved. But beyond
that, why does Australia need these submarines? To fight China? China is not our
enemy. It is a major trading partner for Australia and if we were wise we would be
treating China respectfully and as a friend. Considering our relationship with the
USA – a country led by an insane despot- is completely broken why are we bowing
down to the USA? We are being conned by the USA and should stand up to them ,
as a sovereign nation.

I have visited China and I do not believe they want to invade
Australia. Why would they need to conduct such aggression towards us? The
aggressors of the world are the USA and Israel – not China. It is clear that the only
country that will benefit from this deal is the USA. Why are we funding their war

machine – especially after witnessing the illegal war they have started with Iran-
let alone all the other illegal and covert wars that the USA has waged against

countries across the planet for decades! This deal with the USA actually endangers
Australia and its people – rather than protecting us. It makes us complicit in the
illegal wars that the USA is so eager to wage. Beyond that we are bringing
dangerous nuclear waste onto our shores. If we really must spend money on
defense, there are many alternatives to the Aukus deal which would be much
cheaper and deliver submarines now rather than in many decades time.

This huge amount of money should be spent on Australians – not as a hand out to
America. It could support so much good in Australia – schools, hospitals, the
housing crisis and importantly- towards the climate change crisis! This is what’s
important to the Australian people.

This deal was introduced to Australia in secret , with no debate, by a despicable
and corrupt Liberal Prime Minister- Scott Morrison. There has been outrage at this
decision since the beginning so why is a Labour Government allowing this corrupt
folly to continue? I used to be a Labour voter- but not any more. They have lost my trust. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FFpew7tazm6KVf3oZRepvkR3x9oA8FDj/view