Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I refer the minister to comments today by his Senate colleague David Fawcett, who told this chamber:

Australia needs a submarine that is fit for purpose, and it needs the sovereign ability to be able to maintain it. And, contrary to many critics, the most cost-effective way to do that is most likely to do it here.

Is Senator Fawcett correct?