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MalusSylvestris t1_j6l1l9g wrote

Reply to comment by Murderface_1988 in Australia and France announce joint plan to supply Ukraine with artillery shells by TheGuvnor247

Well it was fair and contractually permitted to exit the contract at that point, but to do so with no communication beforehand is where Morriscum messed up. So besides just giving French SI/Mil Industry contracts as an apology this is exactly what they are doing.

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lewger t1_j6le9r6 wrote

Yep, I got the impression the French were taking the piss a bit with the subs prior to losing the contact. Scomo could have read them the riot act beforehand though.

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Ill_Emphasis_6096 t1_j6m9iyp wrote

I'm French but fair dues to him for responding to calls from Liberals & the opposition to get more jobs in Australia if the budget was projected to increase (he inherited it from Abbott, it's fine to not be happy with it). But budgets always go up.

It's ironic that none of the disputes would've happened without the € - $AU conversion rate - looking back post-Ukraine invasion, losing a deal because the euro was just too strong in 2021 feels hilarious.

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Tyrx t1_j6lwmdw wrote

Australia literally made public comments one year piror to the contract cancellation stating they were looking at alternative options. The contract underperformance was widely known and the actual cancellation didn't really come the surprise of anyone - the French just thought it was "too big to fail" so to speak.

Now, you might be able to argue the French were correct that Australia wouldn't cut its losses and terminate the contract if the nuclear sub deal wasn't on the cards. However, it's hardly the fault of Australia if it makes the desire to seek alternative options known and another viable option is presented.

If France cared that much, they should have dealt with the underperformance. It's like a business failing to deliver their services to an adequate standard, and then getting pissed off because the client went to another company. That's how business works. France gambled that Australia wouldn't have any other option than to throw good money after bad, and they lost that bet.

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Ohhisseencule t1_j6olwse wrote

Literally everything you wrote is garbage propaganda that has been entirely debunked a while ago.

> In the end, France’s Naval Group gave Morrison no excuse for detonating the deal. It delivered all its contracted work on time. Australia’s Admiral “Greg Sammut reported that we’d received the report from the French and it met our requirements,” a department official said. “The reply was, ‘very good, the government will be advised’.”

> Defence gave Naval Group a formal letter confirming that the work “has been achieved as required under the Submarine Design Contract”.

https://www.smh.com.au/national/aukus-fallout-double-dealing-and-deception-came-at-a-diplomatic-cost-20220513-p5al95.html

Australian government were, indeed, lying cunts. Everything they "leaked" were fabricated lies with no basis in reality.

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