Senate debates

Tuesday, 6 October 2020

Questions without Notice

Northern Territory: Australian Defence Force

2:59 pm

Photo of Linda ReynoldsLinda Reynolds (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you very much, Senator McMahon, for your hospitality and, again, for your great passion for the community of Katherine and your support for defence personnel at RAAF Base Tindal. The Morrison government is investing over $8 billion over the next decade in the Northern Territory. As part of this investment, we are spending $1.1 billion to further redevelop RAAF Base Tindal. These works will enhance defence air combat capability and our ability to engage with allies and partners through the conduct of joint exercises, including our enhanced air cooperation with the United States. The building tempo for the redevelopment is accelerating very rapidly, as we both witnessed. These works are in addition to the new facilities to support the Joint Strike Fighter, which are now already complete. Just last month I had, with Senator McMahon, the great privilege of turning the first sod for this $1.1 billion additional development. This will develop 350 jobs locally. (Time expired)

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