Rex Patrick (SA, Centre Alliance) Share this | Hansard source

The department has given guidance as to why the number is so low at this stage, suggesting we don't have the know-why or the know-how at this early stage. However, we've got plenty of know-how and know-why, and they're in ASC in Adelaide. Unfortunately, we know that DCNS offered to partner with ASC in this build, in this program. That has been conceded by Defence. Do you accept that, when you carve them out, you've made a multibillion-dollar mistake in terms of local content?