00:02Six giant cranes, currently a prominent feature of Canberra's skyline, visible day and night
00:09as they work on the biggest Commonwealth construction project in the capital
00:13since the development of Parliament House in the 1980s.
00:17This is going to be a building of national significance.
00:20Construction started here on the National Security Office precinct almost two years ago.
00:25There are many details we still don't know but the Federal Government has heralded the project as a solution
00:31to what it calls critical accommodation and capability requirements of several agencies.
00:37It is going to be the first time we have a national security purpose-built building for these agencies.
00:45Exactly which agencies? We know the Office of National Intelligence and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade will move
00:52in.
00:52There will likely be more to come.
00:54Next to the main buildings there will also be hospitality and retail venues
00:59servicing both the wider public and workers in the precinct.
01:03Up to 5,000 staff are expected to be based here.
01:06The project's price tag has not been revealed because of what the Government says
01:10are commercial in confidence and national security sensitivities.
01:14But we know it will cost at least one billion dollars.
01:18It is a multi-year billion dollar investment plus into the ACT to make sure that we have the facilities
01:28we need
01:28in national security and to keep Australians safe.
01:31The final costs won't be revealed publicly until after construction is completed, which is expected by the end of 2028.
01:38for more information on their facilities.
01:39This will be available publicly.
01:42In the next few minutes, please.
