Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

The government indicated that it would establish a wide-ranging review. It was an election promise. It has been a longstanding commitment to ensure a thorough review, and it is a commitment that we have made on numerous occasions. There was no secret about our policy, and there was no secret about our commitment to this industry. The industry has welcomed the government’s response, which stands in such sharp contrast to the position of the opposition. They are essentially prepared to allow this industry to fade out of existence, because they failed to address the fundamental challenges that this society and this economy are dealing with. The Mitsubishi pullout just last week shows us why this review is needed. We did not start thinking about this last week—unlike the opposition. We have been considering these issues very carefully for a great deal of time.