Matt Williams (Hindmarsh, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I tell you: they are not. I will give you some names from right around Australia. You might like to take notice and learn something. In New South Wales, we have Dowding & Mills. That is for the Collins class submarine program right here and now, so they are well placed to get further work. In Victoria, we have Pump Technology, Mackay Consolidated and ABB Turbocharging. In New South Wales, we have Stealth corporation, Vulkan Industries, Ampcontrol, Teterin Engineering—the list goes on. Millions and millions of dollars of work for suppliers all around Australia. We have quality radar technology that, I think, is made in the ACT to go on our Defence ships going forward.

We have guaranteed funding for education. It is an essential part of the Australian society to fund those services: health and education. Real revenue is banked—real money. And it will not go up in smoke.

In concluding, I know we have some departing members present in the chamber. I want to pay tribute to the member for Bruce. He has been a great colleague of mine on the soccer field. I call him the John Terry of the parliamentary soccer game every Wednesday morning. I will miss you, 'John'! I will miss you, the member for Bruce. I see the member for Hunter smiling. I am not sure whether he is coming back. I hope he is coming back. If he is, I look forward to—

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