Stuart Robert (Fadden, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Defence Science, Technology and Personnel) Share this | Hansard source

I am happy to do that. Minister, the budget reveals cuts of $1.6 billion in equipment acquisitions in the Defence Capability Plan. Can you outline—or, if you cannot, can you take it on notice—what these cuts are, the strategic rationale for those cuts, why those and not others, and what the impact of those cuts will be? Likewise, there is $1.3 billion in cuts from the approved major capital acquisition program. Again, what are the cuts, what was the strategic rationale for those as opposed to others and what will the impact be? There is $400 million that has been taken from ADF housing over the forward estimates. Can you outline exactly where those cuts are coming from and the impact in terms of housing? There is $1.2 billion in cuts from the major capital facilities program. Again, what are these cuts and what impact will these cuts have on personnel?

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