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Richard Marles takes on reality, comes off second-best in growing Thales scandal

Is the defence minister right when he says his department handles contracts just fine? A long list of critical reports shows that’s garbage.

Crikey BERNARD KEANE, JUL 01, 2024

 “I don’t think that there is a systemic issue within Defence in relation to the way in which defence contracts are managed” – .Defence Minister Richard Marles, June 30, 2024

The scandal around the Department of Defence’s $1.3 billion munitions factory contract with Thales gained an extra dimension late last week. French television reported the French arms company was raided by police in France, the Netherlands and Spain over two investigations: one into bribery concerning submarines and a naval base in Brazil; the other into “similar offences linked to the sale of military and civilian equipment abroad”.Defence-Thales scandal heads for corruption watchdog.…………………………………… (Subscribers only) more https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/07/01/richard-marles-defence-contract-thales-scandal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1719808494

July 1, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized