David Johnston (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

Having read the submissions, can I say Forgacs' statement to the Senate inquiry was that it had not previously as a company undertaken the construction of a ship of the size of 27,000 tonnes. The last time it built a ship was the Aurora Australis, 6,500 tonnes, a quarter of the size. Now, when they made their submission—if the senator was honest, and of course there is no honesty here—