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The ramping up of shipbuilding programs at Osborne this year is providing an employment lifeline for South Australia as the state’s jobless rate continues to rise.
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Detailed planning for Australia’s Hunter Class Frigate Program is well underway, as local companies vie for a slice of the $35 billion project.
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South Australian-based shipbuilder ASC has thrown down the gauntlet to the Commonwealth Government over the continued “depletion” of its Adelaide workforce, with chairman Bruce Carter warning shipbuilding sovereignty will be compromised by an approach that “hopes for the best” while driving down skilled capacity.
The countrywide tug-o-war for the nation’s combat vessel tender has triggered a word of caution to the Federal Government from South Australia – we do not want to lose sovereign control.
