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

My question is to the Attorney-General, Minister representing the Minister for Defence. It is axiomatic that, if Defence wastage is eliminated or significantly reduced, the same defence capability outcomes can be achieved for less money whilst maintaining strong local content and jobs. With that in mind, can the minister advise how much public money has been spent on defence projects in the last decade where a capability never made it into service, including but not limited to the Navy Seasprite helicopter, which in effect never flew; and, more recently, the Army's LCM2000 landing watercraft, which were too big to fit in the amphibious landing ship it was intended they be deployed on?