Senator BRANDIS (Queensland—Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate, Vice-President of the Executive Council, Minister for Arts and Attorney-General) (14:32): Senator Gallacher, there are so many false premises in your question I do not know where to begin. We need an international partner to partner with Australian industry in constructing the next generation submarine. One of the reasons we need an international partner is that our capability was so degraded by the neglect for six years, the entirety of the previous Labor government's term, of the next generation submarine— Senator Conroy: They went around the table and you said yes to Japan. Senator BRANDIS: I am sorry, Mr President; I cannot hear myself for Senator Conroy's braying. The PRESIDENT: I concur. Senator Conroy, please cease interjecting. Senator BRANDIS: I am advised that Sweden is in the process of reconstituting its submarine industry, but the last full submarine design and build program delivered in Sweden concluded in 1996-97.