Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment) Share this | Hansard source

As I said before, I cannot comment on that of which I have no information, other than hearsay and an allegation from an unnamed source, as to what the DMO did. From the government's point of view, we are looking for a competitive evaluation process which will include—and I repeat—that any Australian company that can credibly meet these requirements will be considered on merit, as will international partners. Therefore, Australian companies will have an opportunity to be part of this process. Given that is the Prime Minister's view, one assumes that it is believed that Australian companies may well be able—