Sub spend not so clever

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Three nuclear-powered submarines is the best use those geniuses down in Canberra can come up with for $368B (yes, billion) of government spending?

With those we’ll “threaten” (ha!) the world’s largest economy (China), our largest customer (China) and the country upon whose growth Australia’s standard of living depends (China).

While it’s debatable whether Australia is still the Lucky Country, one thing is certain; we ain’t the Clever Country.

Email, Mar 27
Richard Pryke, North Avoca