The criticism of Australia’s $50 billion project to replace the Collins-class submarines came as a surprise to no one, least of all the Prime Minister, Defence Minister, and Minister for (South Australian) Industry, gathered, as they were for the fantastical announcement. That the nation’s twitterati and talkback radio audience became, overnight, experts in matters strategic and fiscal is mildly amusing.
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