Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. Given that expert after expert has confirmed that Australia's shipyards are capable of building submarines that meet our strategic requirements in a time frame that ensures no capability gap while providing value for money for taxpayers, why has it taken until the Prime Minister's job is threatened before he puts the national interest first? Given the Prime Minister's broken promises and desperation to have these subs built in Japan, why should he be believed now? (Time expired)