"Order!

I have received a message from the Member for Capricornia, /u/Model-BigBigBoss (CPA) to introduce a motion, namely the Motion on the Global Combat Air Programme as Private Member's Business and seconded by the Member for Moncrieff, /u/Tarkin15 (CPA). The Motion is authored by Model-BigBigBoss.

Motion Details

This motion calls on the Government to:

1) Recognize the increasingly worsening, and more hostile, international security situation

2) Reaffirm the need for modernizing our Air Force, the need for innovation in defence and the need for participation in the creation of new stealth fighter jets

3) Enter into negotiations with the governments of the United Kingdom, Italy and Japan, on the matter of joining the Global Combat Air Programme

4) If 3) is successful, proceed to commit resources to and join the Global Combat Air Programme

Debate Required

The question being that the Motion be agreed to, debate shall now commence.

If a member wishes to move amendments, they are to do so by responding to the pinned comment in the thread below with a brief detail of the area of the amendments.

Debate shall end at 5PM AEDT (UTC 11) 13/10/2023."