Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

The Australian defence industry, as the senator would be only too well aware, is a very important part of our industrial capacity in this country. This government does support the Australian defence industries and has actively engaged those industries to ensure that they are able to secure much greater numbers of international contracts. As to the specifics with regard to this particular project, as the senator only too well knows, that is not a matter that is directly in my area of responsibility.