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

Thank you, Mr President. Let me just go through some of the things that we have done, in stark contrast to the mess that we inherited: 58 Joint Strike Fighters; eight P-8 surveillance aircraft; managed a shortage in replenishment ships; and got submarines back into the water. I have had something like 35 bilaterals regionally with my colleagues. I have been to the Middle East several times to assist us to get into Iraq.