Support The Patrol Boats

OTHER events the Iraq war, the NSW election have recently overshadowed an imminent Federal Government decision that will have a big impact on employment and income in the Hunter Region. If Newcastle finalist ADI Ltd wins a contract for 12 patrol boats for the Royal Australian Navy, shipbuilding will continue to be a significant industry in the city. If, however, the contract goes to one of the other two finalists, both based in Western Australia, an industry in which the region has excelled since the early