Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Education) Share this | Hansard source

I've already answered the question that was put.

It doesn't take long for them to get back on the scare campaign, because that's all they've got. They've learned absolutely zero from the last election campaign. If Geelong was going so well, how'd you get voted out? What happened there? If Geelong was going so well, how did you get voted out? Clearly they were not happy with you and clearly the local workers weren't happy with you and clearly the local manufacturing workers weren't happy with you as well.

The good news I have for manufacturing workers in Victoria, in Geelong and across the country is that they now have a federal government that is absolutely committed to working with them and rebuilding manufacturing in this country. That is what will be a focus.

I have the assistant minister for manufacturing in the chamber as well, who is working very diligently with this. I saw that Minister Husic put forward the legislation yesterday implementing our election policies. I am absolutely confident that the manufacturing sector in Australia will be very, very well supported by this government. We have big plans that we took to the election and we intend to deliver on them. And I'm sure the manufacturers of Geelong will be very excited by that.