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Saturday, May 14, 2011

Give us more subs: Navy chief Vice-Admiral Russ Crane's parting plea

Retiring Navy chief Vice-Admiral Russ Crane has issued a last-minute plea to the Government to build up to 12 new submarines in Australia.

And he wants the mining industry to stop poaching his highly skilled, taxpayer-funded technical staff.

Vice-Admiral Crane will leave Defence headquarters next month after a 41-year Navy career and three years in the top job, and he hopes that Australians can better understand the strategic value of submarines to the nation's defence.

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