Jordon Steele-John (WA, Australian Greens) | Hansard source

Had this motion confined itself to the elements relevant to the scrutiny of the naval shipbuilding industry and relevant contracts, we would wholeheartedly endorse it. However, given that it relates also to the needs and pressures related to an expansion of the industry, which we do not support, it is not something which meets with our approval. However, based on the longstanding agreement not to oppose motions unless they are particularly egregious, we will not be voting against it. However, I take this opportunity to put on the record that we are spending $100 million a day on defence expenditure in this country in the face of absolute evidence suggesting the uselessness of that in the area of infrastructure spending. Any opposition worth its salt would spend its time pursuing that angle.

Question agreed to.