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

I can. My department has recently released the 2011 Australian innovation systems report. I urge the opposition to read this report—those who can read—because it will provide clear evidence of why spending cuts which the opposition has been proposing would not work and would seriously undermine confidence in the major new investments that we need. There are some 200 examples in the compendium to that report of Australians working together to capitalise on new technologies, new processes and new markets. It is a dark corner over there—apart from Senator Mason, who I do know can read and write—