Bob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Is the minister in agreement with the findings of the Australia Institute released in Brisbane today which, amongst other things, are:

Manufacturing in Queensland has declined 6.5 per cent over the past year and the number of international tourists … has fallen 6 per cent … (during) the mining boom … While some mining jobs are well paid, the reality for the 99 per cent of Queenslanders who don't work in mining is higher housing costs, higher mortgage interest rates and fewer jobs in tourism, manufacturing and agriculture.

Does the government agree that the estimate of 20,000 jobs ripped out the rest of the economy by the mining boom in Queensland is likely to be an underestimate?