Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

This is a very important supplementary question in terms of transitioning the economy, and aspects of that transition that the Prime Minister and the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science have spoken about for some time now. These announcements today secure a naval shipbuilding industry and jobs for skilled shipbuilding workers for years and years to come. This decision to commence the build of major naval warships in Adelaide and of these naval vessels in Henderson in Western Australia is a game changer for industry and workers. But it will require a truly national effort, a national enterprise, to deliver these ambitious programs. The key to that will be innovation, and cutting-edge technology and skills from the companies and the people that we need to deliver these ambitious plans. There are going to be jobs right across the nation through the supply chains and support industries. The potential for spillover into other industries is truly exciting and enormous. I cannot believe that those opposite cannot be positive about this for one moment. (Time expired)