Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025

Senator SHOEBRIDGE (New South Wales) (13:22): This is my final question, Minister. You say you can't share the AUKUS cost-sharing principles, because they're secret. You won't answer the actual cost to budget—if there is a cost to budget—for the building of those homes.

Perhaps you'll answer this simple question: for the homes that are being built for US troops, will the ultimate cost be paid for by the US government or by the Australian government?