Alan Ferguson (SA, Deputy-President) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Carr. I refer to Ford Australia’s decision to shed a further 500 jobs. Why did the government’s $10 billion announcement today fail to include urgent support to stop the haemorrhaging of jobs in the car industry? Did the minister make any representations to the Prime Minister to include support for the car industry and its associated 60,000 workers in today’s announcement?