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

Minister, Defence officials told Senate estimates in September 2016, whilst the study suspension was in effect, that with regards to Collins sustainment:

There is no work currently ongoing to consider moving to WA.

Shortly after that they unsuspended the study and later told the Senate that not much work was being done on the study. Why has your department been evasive about a study moving hundreds of highly-skilled submarine sustainment jobs from SA— (Time expired)