Published: May 29, 2019
Defence department blocked Centre Alliance senator Rex Patrick’s request on cabinet confidentiality grounds
Defence wrongly kept the Australian navy chief’s diary secret from a senator who was investigating the handling of a multibillion-dollar arms contract.
The handling of a $4bn contract to build Australia’s new fleet of patrol boats met with criticism last year, after local shipbuilder Austal said its significantly cheaper proposal was shunned by the government in favour of a German firm, Luerssen.
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