Mr ABBOTT (Warringah—Prime Minister) (14:17): The only government that promised to deliver submarines to South Australia was the former Labor government, and in six years it did nothing. Opposition members interjecting— Mr ABBOTT: In six years it did nothing! Kevin Rudd, before the 2007 election, could not have been clearer. He said, 'The subs will be built in South Australia without a tender.' That is what he said: 'They will be built in South Australia without a tender.' And then he sat on his hands for six years. Mr Brendan O'Connor: Madam Speaker, I raise a point of order on relevance. This is misleading. This Prime Minister sat for— The SPEAKER: The member will resume his seat! There is no point of order. Mr ABBOTT: I know members opposite do not like being reminded of their comprehensive and monumental failure, but we will remind them of the mess and the chaos that they created, every day—every single day. Seven years ago, eight years ago now, nine years ago now, Kevin Rudd, the former Prime Minister, promised—he absolutely promised categorically—that the subs would be built in South Australia without a tender and then did absolutely nothing for six years. Members opposite want to know about jobs. Under members opposite, defence jobs in this country declined by 10 per cent. There was a holocaust of jobs in defence industries under members opposite. That is what there was. Jobs, jobs, jobs—I am sorry, and I withdraw, Madam Speaker. There was a decimation. Mr Burke interjecting— Mr ABBOTT: I have withdrawn already. The SPEAKER: The Prime Minister will resume his seat. The Manager of Opposition Business? The Prime Minister has the call. Mr ABBOTT: There was a decimation of jobs in defence industries under members opposite. What this government will do is ensure that the workers of South Australia have a fair chance to compete for any jobs that are going. That is what they have a right to expect, and that is what they will get under this government.