House debates Questions without Notice

Defence Procurement

Tuesday, 9 May 2017 House of Representatives

Christopher Pyne

Christopher Pyne Sturt, Liberal Party, Leader of the House

2:37 pm

Sadly, for the member for Wakefield, you have to face the reality of it. I would not even bother to ask you to withdraw, because you have no credibility—none—and you never have. This government's decisions in defence industry mean that we will have 5,000 new direct jobs in naval shipbuilding alone and a further 20,000 indirect jobs, driving growth, investment, new businesses and new offices being set up across Australia. Under Labor, the contrast could not be more appalling: 119 projects delayed, 49 projects reduced and eight projects cancelled altogether. That is the record of the Labor Party in defence. Ours is proud; they should be ashamed of theirs.

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