Steve Hutchins (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Mr President, as you are aware, the minister did not answer my question. Is the minister aware of reports that Qantas will seek compensation from the manufacturer if its 20 new A380 aircraft are two years late? Why aren’t Australian taxpayers entitled to the same protection given that Defence’s six airborne early warning and control aircraft will also be two years late?