Defence Minister Richard Marles has declared a multibillion-dollar push to revitalise Perth’s Henderson shipyard in preparation for AUKUS is happening “at pace” despite concerns the site is yet to have its new boundaries approved.

This week The West Australian revealed no final Commonwealth decision had been made on the “defence precinct definition”, despite the Albanese Government unveiling a $12 billion “down payment” for the project just days ago.

In a formal response to State Parliament last week, the WA government revealed it had also not been briefed on potential local environmental impacts because crucial decisions on the Henderson project were outstanding.

“Given no decision has been made by the Australian Government about the defence precinct definition, no briefings have occur

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