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

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Seeing the minister now has a brief, he might be able to address the supplementary question. Can the minister confirm that defence is still waiting for additional new equipment such as troop lift helicopters to be delivered? Didn’t the Prime Minister say after the Bali bombings in 2002 that these helicopters would get fast-tracked and be delivered in 2006 because of the threat of terrorism? Why has the government failed to deliver this key antiterrorism capability on time, which is so essential for our national security? When will these helicopters be delivered?