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Australia navy off for Christmas

Most of Australia's navy is to be given two months off for Christmas as part of a strategy to recruit more sailors.
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Navy Australia

There you go announce to the world that your navy will be in port for two months around the christmas holidays so that terrorist groups have the opportunity to plan a nice attack somewhere knowing that your too busy vacationing than to patrol the waters.

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Maintenance failures highlight confusion over fleet
Local Australia News

AN INQUIRY into the parlous state of the navy's amphibious fleet has uncovered a litany of structural weaknesses in maintenance practices and warned that the federal government's cost-cutting drive could hinder fixing the problems.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald National Headlines

Navy Australia

PM Will Push For Navy To Leave Garden Island For Qld
Local Australia News

The historic naval base at Garden Island is being considered for closure by the government in a move that is likely to anger top brass inside the Department of Defence. Source

Navy Australia

Navy's biggest ship damaged

EXCLUSIVE: Two serious errors during sea trials for the Australian navy's biggest ever ship have damaged its hull and electrical systems. Ref. Source 5

Australia Navy

Aussie ship jobs face foreign threat

THE future of naval shipbuilding in Australia hangs in the balance after the Abbott Government has sent work offshore due to "poor performance". Ref. Source 2

Australia Navy

'This could be Australia's $50 billion blunder'

A WAR of words has erupted over our future submarine fleet. Jobs are needed now, but can you rush a $50 billion project? Ref. Source 9x

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How Australia's $50 billion subs stack up

YOU would think $50 billion would buy you a lot of submarine for your money, but judging by the rest of the world, it could be a case of too little too late. Here's where we rank. Ref. Source 1r.