Australian businesses fear they’ll be excluded from work on $35 billion frigate program | ABC News

Local businesses are becoming more and more worried they may be excluded from lucrative work on another massive naval project.

Just days after a French company was told to maximise its use of Australian suppliers on the future submarine fleet, the ABC can reveal similar concerns are being raised about the $35 billion naval frigate program.

Here's Defence correspondent Andrew Greene.

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