Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The former government committed an additional $275 million to Holden. Unfortunately, it was not enough. I have no desire to play politics on this, but if it was so easy to save Holden why was the former government not able to deliver on its commitment? If it was so easy to save Ford, what happened under the former government? If it was so easy to save the motor industry, what happened to Mitsubishi under the former government?

What we are going to do is put in place the economic fundamentals that will give the manufacturers of this country the best possible chance to survive and to flourish. We will reduce taxes, we will reduce regulation and we will add certainty to government decision making. Unfortunately, the Labor Party is against all of those things.

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