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INSANE: France accepts australian cash compensation deal to end submarine spat - The Real Truth

French constructor Naval Group was selected by Canberra in 2016 to provide 12 diesel-powered submarines, similar to the group's Barraccuda class vessels. © Naval Group / AFP

Australia on Saturday unveiled a substantial compensation deal with French submarine maker Naval Group, ending a contract dispute that has soured relations between Canberra and Paris for almost a year.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the French firm had agreed to a "fair and an equitable settlement" of 555 million euros in compensation for Australia's termination of a decade-old multi-billion-dollar submarine contract.

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