Christopher Back (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Carr is just a gift that keeps on giving! It is just absolutely fantastic! Hypocrisy has been writ large here this afternoon.

It has been said that Labor did not commission the construction of any naval vessels during their time in government. Well, that is not quite right. They did in fact commission the construction of 12 landing craft. But do you know where the 12 landing craft contract went to? Navantia, in Spain. Not a little island off the coast of Melbourne, but Spain—that is where Labor's only contribution went.

We heard from Senator Carr this afternoon that, regrettably, there have been staff put off or who will be put off from the Forgags project and also BAE's.