Fatima Payman (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

The previously mentioned blowout is nothing compared to the mother of all rorts, and that's the AUKUS submarine deal, with costs expected to reach at least $368 billion over the coming decades. This program will be a burden on taxpayers and the budget. It's a deal that is more political than strategic. How can the minister justify shipping billions of dollars of taxpayer money overseas to multinationals during this cost-of-living crisis?