Gary Humphries (ACT, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I refer the minister to this month’s Australian Industry Group performance of service index, which shows that employment in the services sector has fallen for the third consecutive month. What specific steps is this government taking to prevent further job losses in this sector—or is the government just content to sit back, fold its arms and watch unemployment in this sector creep towards the 4.75 per cent that is forecast?