Scott Morrison was accused by Emmanuel Macron of lying about plans to scrap a submarine deal.
Australian PM Scott Morrison has escalated a row with France over a scrapped submarine deal, saying his nation will not accept "sledging" and "slurs".
"I've got broad shoulders, I can deal with that [the accusations]," Mr Morrison told reporters at the COP26 climate summit. In September, Australia cancelled the $37bn deal with France to build 12 diesel-powered submarines, and instead negotiated a defence pact with the US and the UK - the so-called Aukus.
Mr Macron and Mr Morrison met at the G20 summit in Rome on the weekend - their first meeting since the row.
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