Over the next decade and a half, it is estimated that more than $30 billion will be invested in the Nuclear-Powered Submarine Construction Yard at Osborne, as South Australia builds the SSN-AUKUS, Australia’s conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines.

This endeavour will deliver significant, multi-generational benefits for our state.

As the manufacturing hub for Australia’s nuclear-powered submarines, South Australia will require more highly skilled workers over the coming decades. At least 4,000 skilled workers will be needed to design and build the Nuclear-Powered Submarine Construction Yard at Osborne.

With infrastructure works already underway at Osborne, the need for skilled workers is immediate. That is why a re-elected Malinauskas Labor Government will invest $27 million to support more than 1,000 new university, trade and upskilling opportunities for South Australians.

Labor is committed to initiatives that encourage students to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics at school and continue that pathway to become STEM-qualified.

Labor is also committed to increasing participation by women and other underrepresented groups in the defence industry, while supporting mid-career professionals to retrain.

We are backing South Australians to build the capability and capacity of our workforce and ensuring a long-term pipeline of skilled workers.