Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

Very recently, I personally met with the Transport and Tourism Forum the member referred to, because of my concerns about jobs in the tourism industry. I am therefore in a position to inform the member about what they raised with me as central to the tourism industry. They raised issues about skills. They raised workforce issues—there are job vacancies in some parts of Australia which they find difficult to fill, so questions like working-holiday-maker arrangements are important to them. They raised with me issues about capital—which goes to luxury hotel rooms—and the renewal of our capital stock. They raised—

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