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Australia, France deepen defense ties after breakdown

Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Minister for Defense Richard Marles speaks during a joint press conference with French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022 in Brest, Brittany. After coming to power in May elections, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's Labor Party government announced it had agreed to pay France's Naval Group a 555-million-euro ($583 million) settlement for breaking the contract for French-made diesel-electric submarines. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Minister for Defense Richard Marles speaks during a joint press conference with French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022 in Brest, Brittany. After coming to power in May elections, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's Labor Party government announced it had agreed to pay France's Naval Group a 555-million-euro ($583 million) settlement for breaking the contract for French-made diesel-electric submarines. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Minister for Defense Richard Marles adjusts his earphones during a joint press conference with French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022 in Brest, Brittany. After coming to power in May elections, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's Labor Party government announced it had agreed to pay France's Naval Group a 555-million-euro ($583 million) settlement for breaking the contract for French-made diesel-electric submarines. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Minister for Defense Richard Marles, left, listens to French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu during a joint press conference Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022 in Brest, Brittany. After coming to power in May elections, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's Labor Party government announced it had agreed to pay France's Naval Group a 555-million-euro ($583 million) settlement for breaking the contract for French-made diesel-electric submarines. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Minister for Defense Richard Marles listens during a joint press conference with French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022 in Brest, Brittany. After coming to power in May elections, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's Labor Party government announced it had agreed to pay France's Naval Group a 555-million-euro ($583 million) settlement for breaking the contract for French-made diesel-electric submarines. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Minister for Defense Richard Marles smiles during a joint press conference with French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022 in Brest, Brittany. After coming to power in May elections, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's Labor Party government announced it had agreed to pay France's Naval Group a 555-million-euro ($583 million) settlement for breaking the contract for French-made diesel-electric submarines. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Minister for Defense Richard Marles, left, speaks during a joint press conference with French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022 in Brest, Brittany. After coming to power in May elections, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's Labor Party government announced it had agreed to pay France's Naval Group a 555-million-euro ($583 million) settlement for breaking the contract for French-made diesel-electric submarines. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)