'We were deliberately ignored': French Ambassador found out about submarine deal through the media

"Is it possible that you ignore, you don't even mention, you even refuse to discuss with a trusted partner like France about such an issue?" he told the ABC.

Mr Thebault said there was no sign of the French contract, signed in 2016, being in trouble when Mr Dutton and Foreign Minister Marise Payne held joint talks with their French counterparts just a fortnight ago.

I'm calling BS on them being surprised. You can't tell me the Govt didn't mention that they weren't happy at the delays, and that the contract was at risk.

I think Australia, UK and US may have a few credits in the bank with the French after saving there arse in two world wars.

Get a life you sad people. US/UK submarine technology is far superior to yours so common sense for the Aussies to go for the best. Diesel electric submarines are obsolete! Put your rattle back in your pram there's a good boy!

Classic slimely Scomo… golf clap for trade Minister Dan Tehan

No surprise France is defeated again. At least this time they did not surrender at least not yet. I have a feeling the white flag will be flying high again in France.

Stabbed in the back by an allé, an utter disgrace !!

France you have stabbed in the back other countries many more times than us in the humane history. Don't blame us too much. And you haven't been great doing the submarine contract for us anyway.

My sincere apologies to our French allies as an Australian citizen I am deeply embarrassed about how things turned out. We will continue to encourage our government to do the right thing, all deals could have been honoured. All allies are important in difficult times

Really just another 'THOUGHT BUBBLE.'

Corporate US celebrate the Windfall from Australian decision to scrap the contract with France.When nuclear subs rejiggered to Australian diesel electric specifications, France given no chance to amend to nuclear power, sincerely hope Morrison gets burnt

Don't say shit, you just had been threatens by USA for AUKUS and stab in the back the long years deal already make with France (who can totally make nuclear subs), AUS get more technology, earlier, and cheaper than the USA deal. But USA constrain you...

“Allies” are as fragile as glass

Now he knows how we feel - all the time...

The French get a nasty dose of what Australians and anyone who gets in the way of Scomo doing whatever he wants. His perfidy writ large.

That's not what I heard, apparently he was informed just before it was made public.

Scott, stabbing backs, treading on toes, doing dodgy underhanded deals. Business as usual for him.

How much money had they already received from us

ItsBouquet Welcome to Morrison’s Australia! ScottyTheAnnouncer ScottyDoesNothing Scottyitsnotmyfault

Australia’s taxpayers - this is our money. MorrisonFailure MerdeMorrison FuckAUKUS

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That's how I found out too

When Australia is bullied by China, you and your EU friends are deliberately ignoring it too, not even say a word about it, so suck it up

Disgraceful diplomatic standard from Australia.

Deals get cancelled all the time. Get over it frenchie.

Not Australia. The Australian Prime Minister, whats his face.

Nuclear subs are faster they can stay underwater longer and make more noise than conventional sub and can be found much easier and sunk. And then there's the radiation thing when they get blown up

SkyNewsAust TOIMumbai What does the French community in the US & UK think of that?

I am not a particularly proud Australian atm

Yeah, that's how Scotty communicate with everyone. If he has to say something to his wife he makes announcement.

i just cant work out why france was so eager for our $90 billion... anyone else, bueller, bueller

Biden and his Christmas sale ..

mackaysuzie Merde, Morrison.

No!!! Morrison was even too weak to let the French know? I guess that is part of his persona.

mackaysuzie Ah the Diplomacy.

No surprise. America always first to Morrison. We are all getting usedto it.

Anglo casts the shadow of Australia

Classic. Our ABC now represents France to ridicule the nation’s Govt.

Anyone even remotely think that Morrison and the French PM have already had talks, and it’s simply a communication problem between the french departments🤷‍♂️

Because your production is too slow......

Oh boo fucking hooo

I thought that the decision was conveyed to the French president by Morrison when he visited him after the G7 in the UK

In business there is no loyalty. Sorry, did you know?

If the biggest fool in this whole deal ex PM Rudd had grown a set of balls back when he set up this whole stupid deal with France. The amount of money costing us the taxpayers to convert the subs from neclear to diesel engine and the delays and cost increases. So Rudd's fault

Let’s go with AdamBandt grand sustainable genius plan

Classy AF

Rumours are our engineers couldn’t work with the arrogance from the French engineers.

No one cares

Well your deal was crap so stop your moaning.

PetraAu French find out Morrison is a snake!

Not content with gaslighting his own country, Scomo now looks afield to France.

None of these monkeys would last five minutes in the corporate world. No idea how to negotiate, no long term or strategic planning. No respect for their shareholders (taxpayers) interests

pretty much how VIC and others found out about the vaccine redistribution to NSW

Probably Australia has done it clandestinely but when a supplier tells you next generation of submarines would not arrive until the mid-2030s,( when Geopolitics changing every second)any country would have cancelled this deal.

Whilst I think the French have been known as whiners, I also can understand that ScottMorrisonMP isn’t the best communicator when it suits him. I hope he’s telling the truth to the people of Australia and judging by the comments from the French I am not sure! 🤔

Appalling behaviour by Morrison, no diplomatic experience, expertise or ability, PM by name only.

More great work by the 🥔. This time it’s $2Bn down the 🚽 & Strayas maritime defence locked into to whatever the 🇺🇸 say ( hasn’t that gone well in the past?).

Weren’t they gonna charge way more?

It's a big decision. Notify ally is a show of respect. It's normal that French feel betrayed. But it's not the first time. Apparently they didn't learn from the lesson.

So many Covid experts over last year, now they are military, diplomacy, experts… people really are talented

What did they expect. They are dealing with ScottMorrisonMP and his stooges.

sorry babe

That’s how we all find out things from Scott

You mean a major decision based on the security of our country wasn’t shared around before the announcement? Good.

I think the French ignored us when they nuked the pacific and sunk the rainbow warrior! Don’t mention that!

Yeah so were we

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