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

The government is not blind to the difficulties of transition. We understand that acting early actually provides some real advantages for this economy. We understand how important it is to ensure that we get the investments necessary to transform this economy. That is why we will be working with business and with industry for a long time, and it is why we want to make sure that business is able to maximise the opportunities that are presented by such a significant economic and social reform.

We have a whole series of programs throughout the government, a network of industry innovation councils and supplier advocates to help Australian firms to create and secure the jobs for the future. We want to ensure that we have the transformational strategies in place to ensure that workers in this country have a real stake in the future. We will not turn our back on the future, we will not seek to undermine jobs or seek to destroy business confidence in this country. (Time expired)