Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The truth, as the Holden spokesman said publicly yesterday:

It would be wrong to attribute the decision to government action or inaction.

Yes, there are good things that government can do, and we will do the good things that can be done to help manufacturing in this country.

To follow up on the excellent answer from the Leader of the House a few moments ago, he talked about consistency and stability in government decision making. I refer members opposite to Senator Kim Carr, the former industry minister, who said in his book, when he was being truthful—

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