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

You would have thought that more attention would be paid, Senator Minchin, to asking serious questions. We now have a situation in Australia where we have a new government with a commitment to the automotive industry, a commitment which has been demonstrated with a $6.2 billion package, a government which has produced the most comprehensive industry package of any government in the history of the Commonwealth of Australia. We have a situation where the industry is facing acute challenges all around the world, and we have acute challenges being faced in this country by the automotive industry, but the truth of the matter is that the automotive industry in this country, despite the constant attempts to denigrate that industry by the opposition, is actually doing so much better. (Time expired)