News
French President Emmanuel Macron would be ready to speak with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison if the talks were “prepared in a serious manner,” an official says, but there is no word on when France will return its ambassador to Australia.
Opinion
Ditching French submarines for the AUKUS regional security embrace shouldn’t surprise given Australia’s historic desire for friends in high places, argues Romain Fathi.
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison still hasn’t spoken with Emmanuel Macron a week after enraging France by tearing up a $90 billion deal to build submarines in Adelaide.
The Prime Minister has gravely offended an ally and without debate locked Australia into a China-focused alliance, writes Michelle Grattan.
The French Government has criticised Australia’s decision to scrap its $90 billion submarine deal with Naval Group, but France’s top diplomat in Adelaide says the “shock” announcement isn’t likely to damage South Australia’s economic ties with the European nation.
French organisations in South Australia are set to move to a new central hub in Unley under a plan to grow the council’s diplomatic ties with France.
