Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has offered bipartisan support to pass budget savings the Albanese government will need to fund the massive submarine program.
Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume.Peter Dutton says he supports the work the Albanese government is currently doing on the submarine deal.abc.net.
"There will always be points of difference. If there are different ways in which we can provide support to the government, we are happy to do that." He said: "We would encourage the government to be transparent about the money that's involved, be up-front with the Australian people because it's a costly process."
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