John Hogg (Queensland, Deputy-President) Share this | Hansard source

I have a supplementary question, Mr President. I ask the minister, even though he has not indicated that he will, to take my primary questions on notice and get answers. Whilst he is at it, why is it that nine years after the contract was signed Australia still does not have any mission-capable Seasprite helicopters? Hasn’t $1 billion in public money been spent on this project? Why has the government spent $1 billion on a project that has not delivered a single fully functional aircraft to defence?