Shadow defence minister says Labor needs to take US calls for increased defence spending ‘seriously’; Albanese to meet Fijian counterpart in Nadi. Follow the latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTurnbull says Australia should prepare for defence plan other than submarinesTurnbull said Australia needed to acknowledge the risk that the Aukus deal would not provide it with the submarines it needed and should start planning for alternative defence capability. He told 7.30 last night:We have a submarine deal which is very likely to end up with us having no submarines and that we’ve got to start acknowledging that risk.It’s not Australia that’s walking away from the United States – the United States is pulling away from its allies. But we have to live in the real world. Continue reading...