Published: October 21, 2018
Labor and crossbench senator say suppression of auditor general’s finding on Thales deal an attack on his independence
Labor says the government’s decision to protect a multinational arms manufacturer by suppressing a finding from the auditor general will have a “chilling effect” on his independence.
The defence minister, Christopher Pyne, on Monday defended the decision to black out sections of an auditor general’s report on Australia’s $1.3bn contract with Thales to provide the Australian army with 1,100 Hawkei light protected vehicles.
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