\u201cIt\u2019s a brilliant day for South Australia,\u201d Senator Simon Birmingham told Jeremy Cordeaux after the Prime Minister\u2019s announcement.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s long overdue good news for SA.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrankly I think it is the best economic news our state has had in decades,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can now have confidence that our naval shipbuilding industry will have certainty and security, not just for the next few years but ultimately for the next few decades.\u201d<\/p>\n
Senator Simon Birmingham said the announcement had been a \u201cwork in progress\u201d for the Liberal party for a couple of years.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a process of developing a continuous shipbuilding program, that was part of our policy platform going to the last election.”<\/p>\n
He said the government was now \u201cproud to be able to talk about how we will roll this out\u201d.<\/p>\n
LISTEN to Senator Simon Birmingham here:<\/strong><\/p>\n