Bob Baldwin (Paterson, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Defence Science and Personnel) Share this | Hansard source

to move—

That the House:

(1)

notes that:

(a)

in February 2009, the Rudd Labor Government awarded a $40 million dollar contract to an American Company for the development of nine Joint Light Tactical Vehicle prototypes; and

(b)

the Rudd Labor Government failed to consider an Australian Defence Industry Manufacturer as a possible supplier;

(2)

condemns the Rudd Labor Government for failing to recognise Australian defence industry’s capability and expertise in delivering Military Vehicles;

(3)

acknowledges that the contract for 1300 vehicles will be in excess of $1.3 billion and would support over 250 direct jobs and hundreds more indirect jobs in Australia;

(4)

acknowledges the economic and social contribution to the Bendigo community of the successful Bushmaster project; and

(5)

calls on the Rudd Labor Government to immediately provide funding to the Bushmaster plan at Bendigo to enable it to progress Australian designed and built prototypes for consideration in the replacement program.

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