Tim Ayres (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Industry and Innovation) Share this | Hansard source

I just say that we welcome Mr Farrow's view, and I welcome the views put forward—particularly in relation to your home state of Queensland, Senator Canavan—by Ms MacRae, the Mayor of Mount Isa, who's been up and about here in Parliament House and on national radio and television, making the case for that important industrial community. I actually welcome people making the case for their communities in a constructive way that is focused on the facts. I've listened to Mr Farrow's view in quite some detail, as you can imagine. There are issues pressing on that sector. They are not all energy related, but some of them are energy-price related. There is a consistent stream of issues here, and I'm looking forward to the next— (Time expired)