Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Defence Materiel) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Marshall's question goes to the very heart of this matter. Workers are appealing to this parliament to come together and support them at one of the greatest times of difficulty that they have seen in recent years, as a direct result of what has happened to the Australian dollar.

They have heard what Mr Abbott has said. They have seen Mr Abbott front up to factories across this land and appeal to them for support for his campaign. The workers are saying to him, 'Did you mean that, or was that yet another fraud?' It is another fraud, because the policy the Liberal Party is pursuing would see the destruction of the automotive industry in this country. Not only would we see $500 million taken out of the industry but we would also see a further $1 billion go as a result of the policies of the Liberal Party. Mr Loughnane has been going around automotive industries in this country telling people that the policy is going to change. The only one he did not tell was Mr Hockey. (Time expired)