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Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Government scraps $1b Seasprite deal

Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon says the decision to cancel the troubled Seasprite helicopter project, after it has already cost taxpayers up to $1.3 billion, was made on safety grounds alone.

Mr Fitzgibbon said after a thorough examination, the government had concluded it had no real choice but to cancel the deal, which is now running 10 years late.

"The project had to be cancelled on safety grounds alone," he said.

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