Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Women) Share this | Hansard source

It is because we are looking to the future. We are looking to ensure that advanced manufacturing in Australia does have a future. All those opposite have done is talk down manufacturing in Australia. What the Turnbull government has done, though, is put in place the policies to help workers transition and to assist our manufacturers to seek lucrative markets both here and overseas. For example, I was very pleased to announce today that companies in both Victoria and South Australia will be the beneficiaries of nearly $30 million in grants to 20 businesses.

Senator Kim Carr interjecting—

Senator Carr, some are in your home state of Victoria. Others are in South Australia. These grants will leverage an additional $89 million from successful applicants. That is a total investment of $119 million— (Time expired)