Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has lashed US President Donald Trump’s “might is right” doctrine while calling on Canberra to rethink AUKUS, warning that “sucking up” to Washington “has undermined” Australia’s sovereignty. Mr Turnbull said on Monday those concerns were only compounded by a “much less dependable” US and lacklustre political support for AUKUS in the UK. Your email address: Email Us Get the Newsletter By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy PolicyFormer prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has called for an AUKUS rethink. “Our parliament has done nothing, absolutely nothing, and yet we do have the most at risk because whether we ever get any submarines depends entirely on decisions taken and industrial developments in the United States and the United States and the United Kingdom.” Mr Turnbull said Australia was “a better partner to the United States when we are self-reliant, when we can speak truth to power, when … we have genuine agency”.