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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

South Australia 'neglecting' defence and submarine negotiations

Members of HMAS Waller's complement working on the boat as she enters Pearl Harbor in 2008The South Australian government has been neglecting critical defence negotiations since the departure of Mike Rann and Kevin Foley, the state's opposition has warned.

Opposition defence industries spokesman Steven Marshall yesterday said the government had lost precious time in negotiations with the federal government over the building of 12 submarines in SA.

"Since Mike Rann has left we've heard nothing on defence and it's difficult to see whether the government is taking it seriously; there's nowhere near the same amount of energy as Kevin Foley had," Mr Marshall said.

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