Gavin Marshall (Victoria, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to Senator Carr, the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research. I ask: can the minister update the Senate on recent Commonwealth initiatives to support the manufacturing sector? What role does manufacturing play in the wider economy? How does it contribute to the prosperity of other industries? How do the government’s procurement policies create opportunities for the manufacturing sector? What recent steps has the government taken to strengthen these policies? In particular, what progress has been made in implementing the improved Australian Industry Participation National Framework announced by the minister earlier this year?