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

That is the first time I've heard a figure like that, Senator Pocock. I don't know where on earth you've got that figure from. What I would say about technological change and Australia's position as a middle power, in strategic terms and in economic terms, is that it is in Australia's interest and in the interest of Australian workers that we make sure that we secure the best position for Australia, where adoption of this technology will determine, in many cases, our future competitiveness. It will determine the future quality of our jobs. It will determine the capacity of Australians to grab hold of opportunity, and it is our job, as a government, to make sure not just that we capture that opportunity for Australians but that we spread it right throughout the whole economy. (Time expired)