Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Mr President. The key point is this: our contribution, the $35 million capital grant, will support Toyota in developing the hybrid Camry in this country. They will do the R&D, they will do the retooling and they will produce cars in Australia—a very important development. I do not know what your problem, particularly as a senator for Victoria, is with us actually securing these developments in Victoria that will help create jobs in your home state, Senator. I think it is very clear this is a really positive thing for Australia. We have, through the capital grant, the capacity to negotiate with Toyota the sorts of conditions that will apply, and we are focusing on research and development, the retooling of the plant and ensuring that we get as much flow-on benefit for suppliers out of this development as we can. (Time expired)