Mr McMullan s statement of today doesn t tell us and, so far, neither has Mr Beazley. Eight new vessels, equipped with the latest technology and capable of handling rougher waters and staying at sea longer are already being built by the Perth-based Austal Ships. This is, yet again, the same tired old policy that the ALP has floated since being relegated to Opposition even though, in government, Labor itself rejected the proposal.
Labor has nothing positive to offer.
I can assure Australians that we already have a system of coastal surveillance which is delivering world-class maritime surveillance and response capabilities through the resources of Customs, Defence and other civil organisations. Labor clearly has no credible policies when all it can serve-up are recycled ideas that they themselves previously rejected in government.