Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Industry) Share this | Hansard source

What he proposed in the speech he gave to the Liberal Party in South Australia is that he is opposed to this sort of support. I would have thought he would have explained that position to the Prime Minister and the minister for industry. There is no other logical conclusion to draw from his remarks to his Liberal Party colleagues in South Australia. If he thinks that the policies which are designed to protect jobs are just matters for the defence of socialists, he should try to explain that at the next election. He will have plenty of opportunity. If he thinks that the protection of manufacturing workers’ jobs is just a socialist policy, let him get up and explain that. The auto and manufacturing sectors in this country are extraordinarily important, not just to South Australia but also to Australia as a whole. This is not just a matter for socialists. It is a matter for every single Australian to be concerned about. In terms of South Australia—