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

I can understand why those opposite do not want to hear about this. It is because they do not want to hear about their own record. But let me be very clear. These Future Submarines, 12 of them, will be built in Adelaide with an Australian workforce that will build on the existing submarine workforce in ASC—of course it will. The submarine workforce in Adelaide, which is currently resident in ASC, will have to grow to ensure that Australia can continue to sustain the Collins class submarine and build the Future Submarine fleet. So, as I said, let me be absolutely clear: because of the decisions that the Turnbull government has made, the submarine workforce in Adelaide will grow. The Future Submarine program will create 1,100 direct jobs and 1,700 indirect jobs, and that will be building on the ASC workforce itself.