Bob Carr (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

The Minister for Defence has provided the following answer to the Honourable Senator's question:

The annual budgets for activities targeted through streams have been reduced by amounts that reflect cost reductions agreed by the Government.

Defence will publish the stream cost reductions achieved for the full financial year in the Defence Annual Report 2011-12 which will be released in late 2012.