Government accelerates warship building in bid to prop up South Australian economy
- Written by The Conversation
Tony Abbott has announced a commitment to defence shipbuilding in South Australia.Ben Macmahon/AAPThe government has unveiled a centrepiece of its coming Defence White Paper, bringing forward a A$40 billion program to build surface warships, centred on the economically ailing state of South Australia.
The acceleration is aimed at saving jobs that...








