Australians unlikely to know cost of scrapped submarines until after election, Peter Dutton says
by Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspon from World news | The Guardian on (#5Y9AC)
Defence minister says negotiations with France over abandoned naval agreement will take some time'
Australian voters are unlikely to be told the full cost of scrapping the French submarine deal before the election, with Peter Dutton signalling the negotiations will not be wrapped up until after July.
The defence minister said on Monday the talks with France's Naval Group would take some time" and the information would not be released publicly until after those figures were settled.
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