This article is an instalment in the series ‘Up in Arms’, on munitions organisation Thales and spending by the Department of Defence.
The discovery by the Australian National Audit Office of major flaws and unethical conduct in the Department of Defence’s dealings with French arms giant Thales has done nothing to slow the torrent of taxpayer money flowing into the company’s coffers since the auditor-general exposed the debacle around the Thales-run Mulwala and Benalla munitions facilities.
In a demonstration of just how generous taxpayers are to the company, AusTender
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