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

Thank you, Mr President. Of course the government has had representations from a wide range of people with regard to the Australian automotive industry and the serious challenges that are being faced by the Australian automotive industry. I have had no representation, of course, from conservative senators in this place because they do not seem to appreciate the importance of the Australian automotive industry. They are in fact doing their very best to undermine the Australian automotive industry.

What we have to face up to is a simple fact: the opposition is seeking to destroy the surplus that has been created by this government and is central to our efforts to tackle the inflationary legacy that has been left by the Howard-Costello years. The opposition has decided to stand up for lower taxes on luxury cars rather than for lower interest rates for working families. (Time expired)