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Friday, June 15, 2012

Abbott not ready for submarine decision

Tony AbbottBuying off-the-shelf nuclear powered submarines from overseas is an interesting proposal but not something the coalition could make a call on from opposition, Leader Tony Abbott says.

The option was suggested at a community forum in Adelaide on Thursday as a way of saving money and modernising Australia's maritime defences.

Mr Abbott said his preference was always to have maritime defence project work done in Australia.

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