![]() His statements to the senate followed an earlier announcement that the Aukus pact has been expanded to exploring hypersonic missile technologies to challenge Russia. Meanwhile, Matt Yannopoulos, Australia's acting secretary of defence, said on Wednesday that the department is not committed to informing the opposition Labour party of major project decisions that Canberra could have secretly made before the election campaign is launched, The Guardian reported. In December, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute warned that the $80bn Aukus submarine plan was costly and would be the government's most challenging undertaking. 1994 January 26: Pay TV is launched in Australia. 1992 June 3: The High Court gives its decision on the Mabo case. 1992: The Australian Greens party (commonly known as The Greens) is formed. 1990s 1991: I Touch Myself becomes a hit song for the Divinyls. With the cost of living rising and stagnant wages, the government is under scrutiny for wasting taxpayer dollars and ignoring calls for financial help for people badly affected by the recent floods on the east coast of the country, as well as its performance during the pandemic and the devastating fires in 2019, according to media reports. 1989: The Australian Capital Territory is granted self-government. It also comes at a politically sensitive time for Mr Morrison and his Liberal National Party government, which is expected to this week call a federal election for mid-May. The development is the latest in the fallout of Australia's withdrawal from the French deal, which sparked a diplomatic row between the two countries that led to diplomats being recalled and prompted French President Emmanuel Macron to accuse Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison of being a liar. ![]() “The final settlement of the negotiations will be within that price,” he responded. ![]() “Do we now have a situation where the taxpayer will pay up to A$5.5bn for non-existent submarines?" opposition Labour party senator and shadow minister of foreign affairs Penny Wong asked Mr Dalton during the hearing, AFP reported. French ambassador accuses Australia of deceit in submarine deal
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