Labor accused of violating international law and ‘exporting' Australian jobs with Denmark deal
The Northern Endeavour is covered with toxic waste and radioactive material, and the Labor government passed up the opportunities for Australian businesses who could have dismantled it.
'There was no genuine examination of the alternatives right here in Australia,' Ms McDonald told Sky News host Danica De Giorgio.
'We lose because this government, the federal government, has been too lazy to really assess whether or not this is something that could happen in Australia, and industries telling us that it absolutely could of.'
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