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

I am looking forward to the Liberal Party going down to the Illawarra and telling steelworkers that $300 million for the steel industry is of no assistance. I am looking forward to them trying to pretend, as Mr Abbott does on a regular basis, that they know how to use a screwdriver, yet cannot do anything to actually help workers in the manufacturing industry. They say they are going to repeal these measures. I am looking forward to them saying how they are going to withdraw over $20 billion of assistance from industries across this country.

Senator Fierravanti-Wells interjecting—

I am going to look forward to them saying that they do not want to see the 43 per cent increase in support for science and research that this government is undertaking.

Senator Fierravanti-Wells interjecting—