On 21 January 2025, the Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery the Hon. Pat Conroy MP visited the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia to announce the Australian Government’s investment in a range of initiatives to uplift our local defence industry, supporting around 125 businesses across Australia to invest in their own capabilities to meet the high standards of submarine build and sustainment activities in AUKUS nations. Australian industry and jobs are at the forefront of the build and sustainment of our next generation conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarines. In attendance with Minister Conroy were the Premier of South Australia Peter Malinauskas, Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care and Member for Hindmarsh, the Hon Mark Butler, South Australian Minister for Defence and Space Industries, the Hon Stephen Mulligan, and the Federal Member for Boothby, Louise Miller-Frost.
