The former prime minister heavily criticised the former defence minister's role in the scrapping of a French submarine deal in favour of buying nuclear vessels as part of the AUKUS alliance.
Former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says Scott Morrison and Peter Dutton "did enormous damage to Australia's national security".Claims from Opposition leader Peter Dutton he tried to buy two US nuclear submarines to meet a capability shortfall have been labelled as "belligerent" bluster by former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.
"It was just more blustering from Dutton ... he's a belligerent blusterer who wrecked a submarine contract," Mr Turnbull told ABC radio on Monday."Between Morrison and Dutton they did enormous damage to Australia's national security."Former defence department secretary Dennis Richardson said it was wishful thinking that Australia could have received two American nuclear submarines by the end of the decade.
"The speed with which we have moved to settle this matter, put a line underneath it and to move forward was very much welcomed by the French minister ," Mr Marles said
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