Alex Gallacher (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the minister for her very comprehensive answer, which we will need to go through in detail. On 9 October last year the minister said about Australian industry participation in the Future Submarine project, 'Some people say they want a percentage on that, but I don't see why you'd want to put a floor on an item like that.' Given that we have seen the Minister for Defence Industry apply a percentage—now shown to be false—how does the minister reconcile her views with those of the Minister for Defence Industry?