George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

and no decision has been made. I do not know how many times I have to tell you that, Senator Gallacher. You know what the Prime Minister and Mr Andrews announced. You are aware of the competitive evaluation process. You know that the government has said that Australia will need to engage an international partner to pick up where you left off. Senator Gallacher, your side of politics, through three defence ministers and three successive prime ministers, left a capability gap in one of Australia's most important strategic capabilities. You should be ashamed of yourself.

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