![]() ![]() ![]() When Turnbull made his announcement at the ASC base, there seemed to be little sign of the high visibility Sophie Mirabella perhaps she was playing peekaboo behind a bollard. Minister Payne has denied any intervention in this matter. The media periscope justifiably surfaced over revelations that NSW Trade Minister Stuart Ayres, partner of Defence Minister Marise Payne, failed to secure a requested meeting in France with Direction des Constructions Navales Services (DCNS) before the successful bidder for the $50 billion submarine contract was revealed. MEDIA PERISCOPE SURFACES OVER SUBMARINE CONTRACT Whilst it is great that our new subs will be built in Adelaide and forged with Australia steel, there are some aspects of this secretive deal that warrants closer scrutiny. SUCCESSIVE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENTS daily bed hops with local and international corporations, institutions and individuals whose soiled sheets are linked to bribery, corruption and murder. Former Liberal Party minister and Indi candidate Sophie Mirabella's loose lips are a security risk for Australia, writes contributing editor-at-large Tess Lawrence. ![]()
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