House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Australian Submarine Corporation Jobs Australian Submarine Corporation Jobs Mr MALINAUSKAS House of Assembly Croydon Leader of the Opposition Australian Submarine Corporation Jobs Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (14:14): My question is to the Premier. Has the Premier's government done any work, in the form of any economic modelling, regarding the potential job losses as a result of not having full cycle docking? The Hon. S.K. KNOLL House of Assembly The Hon. S.K. KNOLL: Point of order, Mr Speaker: this question is hypothetical in its construction. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The Premier has the call. The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly Dunstan Premier The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:15): I am happy to answer it. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! I have allowed the question. The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: The reality is that no decision has been made with regard to the full cycle docking. This is a decision which will ultimately be taken by the National Security Committee, which is a subset of the Australian government cabinet. We are continuing to provide a compelling bid to the federal government. It's fair to say, as I was outlining in my earlier answer today, that there was a decision made by the federal government. In fact, while those opposite were on these benches, a decision was made for the maintenance to be done out of South Australia. We didn't hear them complain at that point in time. They didn't complain when mid-cycle docking and intermediate docking moved to Western Australia, and they didn't complain when a decision was made to actually take all maintenance out of South Australia ultimately. I have been working very hard every single second since I have come to government to do everything we can to make sure we put in a compelling bid to keep that work here in South Australia. I have been backing the industry and I have been backing the workers down at Osborne, and I have every expectation that a decision will be made soon, and I hope it is made soon because it will remove some of the uncertainty that exists in this sector at the moment.