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

I am not sure where the senator is going with this question. All I can tell him is that there has been a decision by the Australian government to support Toyota’s decision to invest in building a hybrid Camry in this country. The announcement was made last week. Toyota have issued press releases confirming that the government’s commitment was critical to their decision to invest in Australia. As I have said, we have indicated that our commitment of $35 million is part of our broader plan to develop green cars in Australia. We think it is an important long-term commitment to the car industry and to a more environmentally friendly car industry. I think the senator ought to focus on the fact that this is an important policy decision and a very important decision by Toyota to invest in Australia.