Asked about renewed ties, France’s defence minister noted: “In Australia, the previous majority was not re-elected and in France, Emmanuel Macron was re-elected”.
that Scott Morrison had lied to him about keeping the French submarine deal.
“There are ups and downs in all relationships between countries but when there are real dramas, Australia was there. Let’s not forget history.“In Australia the previous majority was not re-elected and in France, Emmanuel Macron was re-elected. It gives us an interesting discussion. And I will have the opportunity to take some time with my new defence counterpart. [Marles] is new, I’m new, so this will give us an opportunity to join together.
“But it still represents an extraordinary waste from a government that was always big on announcements, but not good on delivery, and from a government that will be remembered as the most wasteful government in Australia’s history since federation. Last week, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton revealed he had been in talks with the United States government over a plan to purchase two Virginia-class nuclear submarines by 2030, though naval experts have questioned whether such a deal would be possible given the already-existing production demands on the US assembly line.
“One option is we supplement the Americans, bolster their production line, though it might cost us several billion, to get them more capacity and then get them sooner. They [the US] don’t have the capacity to go any quicker at the moment.”“The other option is the Japanese and the Koreans are US treaty allies, operate to US standards and make world-class conventionally powered subs at a rate of knots and at a reasonable price.
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