Senator Rex Patrick, who is trying to access navy chief’s diary, questions why dates are a secret, given government has previously released such details
The prime minister’s department is mounting a costly legal battle to keep secret information the government has previously released, a situation described as “laughable”.
The Centre Alliance senator Rex Patrick is trying to secure the release of the navy chief’s diary as part of his attempts to investigate why a $4bn arms contract was awarded to German shipbuilder Lürssen instead of Australian firm Austal.
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