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home / archives / politics / australian / federal / 28th July 1999
 

Row over Defence Department problems hots up.

In the aftermath of the debacle resulting from trials of new submarines for the Royal Australian Navy turning out to be too noisy for use, the Minister of Defence John Moore, and the Prime Minister John Howard, attempt to have the Defence Secretary Paul Barratt fired. Paul Barratt responds with a court action.