David Johnston (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

Let me explain to you, Senator Conroy, why you are completely dripping in ignorance on this subject. TKMS have 700 design engineers. DCNS has about a thousand design engineers. General Dynamics Electric Boat has a thousand design engineers. How many do we have? About 37. You want us to design our submarine with 37 when we know a thousand are required. This is what the Labor Party is all about—bulltwang! That is what it is—ripping off the taxpayer. (Time expired)