UK report raises concerns over AUKUS defence pact | SBS News in Easy English 28 April 2026

Welcome to SBS News in Easy English, I'm Sydney Lang.-A committee in the United Kingdom has found problems in the delivery of the AUKUS submarine deal.The report says the government should work with Australia and the United States to fix the issues, which could make delivery more difficult.AUKUS will see Australia get nuclear-powered submarines from the UK and US, as well as closer co-operation on new defence technology.The report suggests a type of AUKUS visa to address workforce problems.-Police are still searching for a missing five-year-old girl in the Northern Territory.Emergency services are searching by helicopter, with crews also working on the ground.Police Sergeant Matt Hall says so far, there is no trace of Sharon, who was last seen early on Sunday morning."The challenge is the vastness of the area, the terrain as you can see when you look around it is quite dense bushland at some points We are crossing between open vegetation to closed vegetation and some of our search area is shoulder to shoulder."Police are looking for a 47-year-old man, who they suspect abducted the child.-The Coalition says they would more than double Australia's fuel stocks.They propose speeding up $800 million in funding to deliver extra fuel storage, with a focus on diesel.Opposition leader Angus Taylor says Australia needs more stock, warning the country is vulnerable to supply shocks.Mr Taylor says the policy would serve as a national safeguard and is asking the government to act now."This is about making sure we have an insurance policy as a country against fuel security crises like we are facing right now