Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Minister for Education) Share this | Hansard source

for political point scoring. It is a day to think about the workers and families of South Australia and Melbourne who will be affected by this decision. This government stands ready to do everything in its power to support the employment of workers in Victoria and South Australia. We will announce over the coming months and years ways to ensure that we can—

Opposition members interjecting—

Well, that is right, because it is closing in 2017—ways to support the workers and their families in South Australia. I just quote the statement:

The decision to end manufacturing in Australia reflects the perfect storm of negative influences the automotive industry faces in the country, including the sustained strength of the Australian dollar, high cost of production, small domestic market and arguably the most competitive and fragmented auto market in the world …

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