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

I thank the honourable Senator for his questions. I said earlier on that the ATS is linked to production volumes. I will take on notice the specifics about the potential job losses. The minister may well have some further examples of that.

I want to just go through a couple of these programs in your home state, Senator Xenophon, where we are indeed trying to transition these companies, and the component manufacturers in particular, into new innovative and advanced manufacturing industries. Blown Plastics: $831,000 to machinery to develop and manufacture export packaging for their local fast-moving consumer goods industry. Monroe Australia: $125,000 for equipment to enable the company to manufacture and export powder and metal sintered multi-tunable valve support components. There are a large number of very good programs. Indeed, this will assist us in the survival of those— (Time expired)