Peter Lindsay (Herbert, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

I rise to support this motion. As I move about Australia’s defence bases, it is obvious that there are at a lot of ageing components at the bases. It is important that we give the men and women of the Australian Defence Force the best working accommodation that we can. I was part of the Public Works Committee inquiry into the redevelopment of RAAF Base Edinburgh stage 1. That redevelopment has been completed and has made a major difference to the base. As RAAF Base Edinburgh gets folded into the Edinburgh defence precinct, that super base continues to grow. I am hopeful that the defence white paper will pay significant attention to the state of our bases and the infrastructure on our bases and will recommend a way forward to make sure that all of our bases are brought up to speed.

The Public Works Committee, of which I am a member, has resolved hearing dates for this particular program and we will do it as expeditiously as possible. I support the consideration of RAAF Base Edinburgh stage 2 redevelopment at a cost of $99.56 million.

Question agreed to.

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