Civil servants appear to contract deputy prime minister Warren Truss by admitting they spoke about ‘reflagging option’ with shipping boss Bill Milby
Australian government bureaucrats have admitted to a senate committee they discussed options with cruise operator Bill Milby which could have involved him hiring foreign crew under a foreign flag.
Milby, owners’ representative for North Star Cruises Australia (NSCA), has alleged bureaucrats from the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development advised him he sack his Australian crew, hire foreign staff and reflag his vessels to remain competitive under the Coalition’s changes to coastal shipping.
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Source: The Guardian Circular Economy RSS