Australia hopes for detente as France plans to send back ambassador

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After submarine deal row, diplomat Jean-Pierre Thébault will head back to Canberra to ‘redefine’ the relationship. 

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France’s decision to send its ambassador back to Canberra after recent tensions over a canceled €50 billion-plus submarine deal is a “good thing,” Australia’s prime minister Scott Morrison said Thursday, echoing a series of Cabinet members eager to mend their relationship with Paris, reports Politico