Analysis

Would you spend $90b on this submarine?

Aaron PatrickSenior correspondent

Jan 18, 2021 – 4.29pm

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We don't know exactly why Malcolm Turnbull's government chose the French to build 12 submarines for the Royal Australian Navy.

But the most expensive military contract in the nation's history seems to have been determined by sound.

Aaron Patrick is the senior correspondent. He writes about politics and business from the Sydney newsroom. Email Aaron at apatrick@afr.com

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