Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

This government has put in place a competitive evaluation process which will ensure that a decision is made about the future submarine fleet by the end of the year. We certainly want to maximise the work in Adelaide. We are absolutely confident that, because there will be more submarines, there will be more jobs in Adelaide—at least 500 more jobs in Adelaide on a long-term basis. But the important thing is that we have the best possible submarines at the best possible price, as well as that we maximise the work here in Australia.

Mr Conroy interjecting—

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