Peter Garrett (Kingsford Smith, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts) Share this | Hansard source

in order to enable people to receive accurate information in respect of the ongoing transition in this program. The government is focused on providing support for those people who are retrenched. Any insulation workers who lose their jobs have access to assistance under the Compact for Retrenched Workers. In particular, the government is focused on helping any insulation worker who may be affected.

I must make the observation that it is the opposition that voted against the Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan in its entirety; it is the opposition that opposed this scheme in its entirety; it is the opposition that called for the suspension of this scheme—

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