Richard Di Natale (Victoria, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. The Minister for Industry, Mr Macfarlane, today spoke about the exciting new high-tech manufacturing opportunities that would be Australia's future and our world-class research and development capability. If the Commission of Audit's razor gang recommends cuts to education, to R&D or to the CSIRO, will you commit to ignoring this counterproductive advice and instead increase investment in these areas?