Senate debates

Monday, 16 March 2015

Questions without Notice

Industry

2:43 pm

Photo of Michael RonaldsonMichael Ronaldson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

these are notions, of course, Senator, which are foreign to those opposite—productivity, rewarding entrepreneurship and enabling business to create more jobs going forward.

The $188.5 million Industry Growth Centres Initiative, which I mentioned earlier, sits within the industry and science portfolio and again is a very, very important part of this. In addition to the growth centres, other industry programs include the $484 million Entrepreneurs' Infrastructure Program, together with targeted programs such as the $155 million Growth Fund and the $50 million Manufacturing Transition Program. We are determined to ensure that Australian industry is best placed to create these jobs. (Time expired)

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