Alex Gallacher (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Johnston. I refer the minister to his mocking comments about the CEO of submarine builder ASC, Mr Stuart Wiley:

The guy's a fascinating submarine sustainer but I'm not sure he's built too many himself.

Why is the minister so intent on breaking his promise to build 12 new submarines in Adelaide that he is now personally denigrating someone who has built and maintained all six Collins class submarines at the ASC for the past 25 years?