Mark Arbib (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Government Service Delivery) Share this | Hansard source

It was a letter from Skill360, Senator Macdonald, which is an organisation that provides apprenticeships and training in Cairns. What do they say concerning this? They say:

The local effects of the global financial crisis are having a detrimental effect on the creation of job opportunities for apprentices, and in this context the Australian government’s Apprentice Kickstart is welcome.

This is what the government is doing in Cairns. What is the Liberal Party doing for Cairns? It is stripping away projects.