Episode 16

The culture of secrecy is starting to crack with the Senate ordering Defence to release VIP flight details. Next, the main Australian supporters of nuclear powered submarines – the Prime Minister and his Deputy – could both lose their jobs, and that’s not a joke. In the US, legislation necessary for the sale of submarines is stuck in the Senate for the good reason that US needs come first. Next, some analysis of the recent 60 Minutes segment about the Virginia class – and while not bad it still left out very significant matters, such as why were are getting second hand platforms. Finally, a plug for conventional submarines equipped with air independent propulsion – we could have 12 of those built in Australia and a Brisbane-Sydney- Melbourne very fast train for $368 billion with work starting in 2025, not 2040. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.