Industry anger after Defence spends $90 million on second-hand vessel in Canary Islands

The government originally announced the vessel would be built in Australia but ditched the plan last yearThe five-year-old, Norwegian-built offshore supply vessel known as Horizon Star has been renamed Australian Defence Vessel Reliant in readiness for it to be transferred to its new home port of Brisbane.

Last month Defence officials confirmed that a $US67 million purchase had finally been completed in February for a second-hand vessel located in the Spanish tax haven of the Canary Islands. ADV Reliant is moored at the cruise-ship port of Las Palmas, where final checks are being made on the 103-metre-long vessel, which was previously operated by a commercial company.Confirmation that the Pacific support vessel has been bought overseas instead of built in Australia has angered the local defence industry, which is still grappling with the cancellation of the Attack-class submarine program, and delays to the Hunter-class frigate program.

Coffee money. I’m surprised these politicians pants don’t fall down. So full of dirty money

Another thing to put towards a federal ICAC

Which LNP lobby groups getting the sales commission on the $90 mil purchase?

I can't believe they bought that boat.......when we have a perfectly good one here!

So if Australian yards aren't allowed to build a regional support vessel, what chance is there for any involvement in the submarine construction. The USA and UK will screw every dollar they can from us.

. Nice. ABC buried this story deep while still reporting it. Masters at two-faced public news. Firstly, wtf was the WA speach yesterday when this was already decided. Secondly, let's see a journalist uncover who we bought it from. Which Canary Island tax dodger got our money?

There is more to come, Morrison's gov wants to spend billions on 'second-hand' nuclear submarines...

Actual cost of ScottyThePathologicalLiar and LNPCorruptionParty ’s jobs, jobs…is $1billion with the invisible add-ons

Defence in Australia. No Plan. Open cheque book, spending money like a drunken sailor, no strategy......Peter Dutton.

It's all about the skim...

LiberalAus has spent $55bn on electoral rorts, +$30bn on jobkeeper to companies with higher revenue, +$10bn on cancelled submarines. That's 10% of our trillion dollar debt. Economic incompetence of the LNPCorruptionParty that our children will have to live with auspol

Industry should have known the ship would never be built here the moment ScoMo announced it would be built here.

Which commercial company sold 'us' the boat?

$90m…tell them their dreaming. How about some jousting sticks?

They could not cancel this contract. PM did not want to be called a liar by the Canadian president during the election campaign.

Why does anyone believe anything this government says? All they know how to do his lie! auspol LyingLiarsWhoLie VoteThemOut Gaffe

Nothing wrong with second-hand..as long as it's a good buy. $90m? That's the thing with Governments..they pay anything? Public money of course.

Another broken promise. morrisonlies defenceindustries MrSpeaker LNPDisgrace

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