PoliticsFederalDefence spendingPrint articleConcerns over French subs pledge amid defence cash crisisAndrew TillettForeign affairs, defence correspondentFeb 25, 2020 – 5.16pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginDoubts have surfaced over French shipbuilder Naval Group's commitment to incorporate at least 60 per cent of Australian content on the future submarines, including how it will be enforced and penalties for non-compliance.Prime Minister Scott Morrison insisted the government's shipbuilding program was on track after The Australian Financial Review revealed the department may need to lease warships and enter public private partnerships for other acquisitions to save money because of a stretched budget for projects like the $80 billion submarine fleet.Loading...Andrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery. Connect with Andrew on Facebook and Twitter. Email Andrew at andrew.tillett@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreDefence spendingADFRichard MarlesScott MorrisonLinda ReynoldsLatest In FederalFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PoliticsThe Australian Financial Review MagazineHow a dare set the pace for this CEO’s morning routine of rowing18 mins agoLauren SamsInside the homes of Australia’s most connected art collectors‘If Labor’s campaign is that I’m horrible, they’ll lose in a landslide’BOSS Financial ReviewBy the time he was 37 this exec was running IBM in Australia18 mins agoSally Patten and Lap PhanFour women who started businesses after the age of 45What happened when Domain learnt it spent $36m a year on meetingsLife & LeisureThere are travel chargers, and then there’s the PlugBug Travel18 mins agoJohn DavidsonThe interior designer creating bourgeois spaces in EuropeIf you only have one day in Bar, Montenegro, do thisRich ListProperty billionaire Nick Andrianakos dies in GreeceYolanda RedrupCannon-Brookes describes ‘deep internal conflict’ over his private jetOscar Piastri on the secret of his $41m-a year success
