Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries) Share this | Hansard source

South Australia is at the forefront of the government's plan and $75 billion investment to ensure Australia has the maritime capabilities needed to defend Australia. The Osborne naval shipbuilding hub grew by 300 jobs in 2020 to 2,800 jobs today and will continue to grow to 5,000 jobs by 2025. Likewise, at Henderson there are more than 1,300 jobs, with more growth to occur with future build programs. This is giving Australian industry confidence and certainty in our shipbuilding plans. As part of our investment, government is carefully considering the needs of our submarine capability, including the future location of the full-cycle docking activities for the Collins Class submarine. As we have made clear, a decision on this will be made after careful consideration of all the relevant information and on the basis of what is in the national interest.

Question agreed to.