Jenny Macklin (Jagajaga, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the wage incentives contained in his skills package, which are limited to only 10,000 mature age apprentices a year. Is the Prime Minister aware that the Australian Industry Group estimates that Australia needs an extra 270,000 skilled workers? Isn’t this just another short-sighted pre-election patch-up covering the cracks caused by 10 long years of government neglect?

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