John Faulkner (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Vice-President of the Executive Council) Share this | Hansard source

Most of the expenditures in question already fall under the scope of the SRP. Specifically, they fall within the non-equipment procurement stream, which is targeted to deliver reforms and savings from the wide range of goods and services that are purchased by Defence. This is one of the most complex streams in the SRP covering a wide range of savings. The areas currently targeted include travel, training, hospitality and advertising costs. The stream is set to deliver the second-highest savings target over the next decade, which is about $4 billion. Already this year, Defence is on track to deliver $176 million of savings in this stream, including $64 million in travel, $44.9 million in professional services and $20 million in training— (Time expired)