Nick Xenophon (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

Given that French unions have been agitating to maximise French industry participation and jobs at the expense of Australian industry participation and jobs, can the government at least provide an assurance here and now that the contract will ensure no less than 70 per cent of the value of the project being spent in Australia on an Australian builder and supply chain using the Collins class project as a benchmark? Surely the very ambitious approach of the government must include some minimum baseline of Australian content.