Scott Morrison has declared the troubled $90 billion submarine project is back on track after recruiting Emmanuel Macron to help salvage the deal.
Defence’s spending on sustaining its key military assets has blown out by almost $5 billion - or 9.8 per cent - over the same period.
The acting Defence Minister will face a Senate grilling over a critical deal in a $90bn submarine project,but Labor has warned they’ll call Linda Reynolds if questions aren’t answered.
The Morrison government is forging ahead with the $90 billion submarine program with the Department of Defence confirming it has reached a critical breakthrough.
After reports Australia was willing to walk away from a multibillion-dollar submarine deal,new in-principle agreements all but lock in French company Naval Group.
Australia’s amphibious vehicle fleet,recently used in the Mallacoota bushfire evacuations,will be replaced from 2026.