Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

I do appreciate a dorothy when it comes to a supplementary, once more! The opposition wants to talk about submissions from trade unions. Of course we understand the submissions that they delivered to trade unions with their Work Choices legislation. We understand their attitude to working people in this country, which was to cut wages and undermine living standards. We understand their attitude to working people in this country and we see it here today. We see their attitude in terms of encouraging the increase in interest rates. We saw 10 interest rate rises as a result of the previous government’s actions and now we see these crocodile tears about the fate of working people in this country. I can tell you that this government is confident that Australian industry, including Australian manufacturing, will take up the challenge of reducing greenhouse gases and boosting energy efficiency in their operations. Initiatives we are taking will ensure that happens. (Time expired)