Kevin Rudd (Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

One of the three elements of the government’s response is the $56 million to assist insulation workers and companies affected by the closure of the Home Insulation Program. There are specific programs which affect workers, and they were detailed earlier by ministers in the House. For companies, I referred to the $15 million industry assistance package, and of course there are the additional measures through the Australian Taxation Office.

These are difficult times for various parts of the industry. The government fully recognises that fact. A number of firms are already assisting with the Home Insulation Program inspection arrangements. I am advised by the minister that a number of those firms are obtaining further work as a consequence of that. The minister responsible, the Minister Assisting the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Mr Combet, will continue to keep the House informed on the progress of implementation of that program.

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