Published: October 23, 2018
Grant Hehir’s report found Australia could have paid half the amount for its combat vehicle fleet
The auditor general has rejected arms manufacturer Thales’ allegations that his partially suppressed report on a $1.3bn military deal with the multinational failed to meet basic standards.
The auditor general, Grant Hehir, appeared before Senate estimates on Tuesday, a day after revelations that the attorney general, Christian Porter, blacked out findings that Australia could have saved hundreds of millions of dollars in its deal to purchase 1,100 locally built Hawkei light protected vehicles from French-based Thales.
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