Linda Reynolds (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Wong or the senator who asked the question might not understand the importance of this phase of the project; however, it is incredibly important. We are still in the early design phase. As I said in a previous answer, through Naval Group, that money is going back into the local communities. In the cases you cited, they are South Australian companies that employ Australians. So whether they are a service provider or a construction or a manufacturing company, they are Australian companies employing Australian people—and, unlike you opposite, we think that is a very good thing.