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The billion-dollar Defence-Thales scandal has been referred to the National Anti-Corruption Commission .
The French arms giant was handed a $1.3 billion contract to run munitions facilities despite spectacularly failing in a bid process it had helped design.
A Defence official solicited a bottle of champagne from Thales before heading off to join the company.
That’s not the only example of unethical conduct unearthed by the Australian National Audit Office .
The officials who allowed the RFT process to run so long, and who ignored suggestions that the interim contract be extended, should all be required to explain their conduct.
Anything less will merely confirm that, unless you're dumb enough to demand a bottle of plonk in writing, there’s no accountability for rotten decisions in Defence .
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