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

Again I thank Senator Molan for his question. Today the Prime Minister and I made the announcement at Datapod, a Canberra based company that's been selected to deliver additional deployable data centres to support defence operations. Datapod is a 100 per cent Australian owned and operated company. This decision will provide job security for Datapod's highly skilled workforce and over 80 manufacturing subcontractors. Datapod is a great Australian success story. It has adapted its business from mining to, now, defence and other industries both here and overseas. Datapod is providing opportunities for some of our most talented young STEM students and postgraduate workers, who I had the great pleasure of meeting here today.

We will also deliver infrastructure and capability projects, Senator Molan—through you, President—right across Australia, including in Jervis Bay, Eden and RAAF Wagga and also at Kapooka.