France's Ambassador to Australia on the "plot" that sunk the relationship - a podcast by ABC Radio
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Australia's decision to scrap a $90 billion submarine deal with France and in favour of a nuclear subs pact with the US and UK has enraged France, which slammed Australia's actions as a "betrayal" and recalled its ambassador in protest.
French ambassador Jean-Pierre Thebault says France felt angry and fooled by the AUKUS deal, given France was committing it's "most well-kept military secrets" to Australia.
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