James McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

An active tender process is currently underway for the future frigate program. Tabling documents relating to the tender or discussing the detail of those documents in the Senate at this time would compromise the active tender process. The government will not place the $35 billion future frigate program and the thousands of Australian jobs that will come with it at risk. The government reiterates its public interest immunity claim.