Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I'll take the interjection. When those opposite came to office, there were over a million manufacturing jobs, and when they left office there were just a bit over 900,000. Manufacturing jobs went down under Labor. They've gone up under the Liberals. Rural and regional areas will benefit from our plans for investing in technology and ensuring we work with the regions, whether it's in infrastructure, water infrastructure, electricity transmission or the big projects that we're pursuing, like the Inland Rail or Snowy Hydro. The member opposite would know that in her own electorate the Snowy Hydro project is a jobs boon written and authorised by the Liberals and Nationals—that's where that project came from and that's the action we're taking. We will deal with these challenges through technology, not taxes. I note that on the weekend Senator Gallagher was asked, 'Is some sort of carbon price an option for Labor?' Her answer was, 'We are looking at everything.' Every time they say they want to reduce emissions—(Time expired)

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