Gavin Marshall (Victoria, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. Again I thank the minister for his answer. Can the minister explain the background to the government’s decision to establish an industry innovation council and appoint a supplier advocate for the steel industry? How do these initiatives serve the government’s stated objective of giving Australian firms in steel and other industries the best possible chance to compete for work, both in Australia and overseas? To what extent will the innovation council and the supplier advocate be engaged in building industry capability?