George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Carr, I am delighted to be able to tell you that there has been a dramatic change in the policy of the Australian government. That dramatic change in the policy of the Australian government occurred in September 2013, when the Australian government changed and a government was elected that was committed to restoring the Australian shipbuilding industry—because, Senator Carr, as you should know, during the six years of the Labor government, for most of which you were the minister for industry in this country, not one single warship was commenced at any Australian shipyard. Not one. Not only was not one ship commenced at any Australian shipyard for the six years that you were the minister for industry—