Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

In relation to the supply ships we will, through negotiations with the preferred tenderer, secure in excess of over $100 million worth of Australian content. The government's IIP also includes a provision for other investment to bring these ships into service, like the infrastructure we require to port them and the training necessary for our Navy personnel to operate them. Each of these investments will offer Australian industry the opportunity to secure local defence contracts. Most of the sustainment work on the supply ships will also be done in Australia, providing millions of dollars in opportunities for local industry.

The Turnbull government has provided ongoing certainty for Australian industry, with our commitment to build the future frigates in Adelaide and to build the offshore patrol vessels in Australia. In fact, given that those opposite did absolutely nothing to place one single ship order with Australian shipbuilders in the entire tenure of their government, only this government can be trusted to deliver defence capability and to secure the naval shipbuilding industry.