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Defence contractor Thales Australia pleads guilty to death of painter at Victorian factory

Joe Kane was around 20 minutes into his shift when he was killed on the morning of July 2, 2020. (Facebook: Beth Kane Griffin)

The defence contractor behind the popular Bushmaster and Hawkei protected mobility vehicles has pleaded guilty in a Victorian court over the death of a worker. 

Thales Australia builds the Bushmaster and Hawkei protected vehicles at its North Bendigo factory in regional Victoria.

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