Mark Arbib (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Government Service Delivery) Share this | Hansard source

From day one, when the stimulus package was put in place, Liberal and National Party senators have opposed it. They voted against it. But the one area they have shown absolute contempt for has been the insulation package. We have heard the words time and time again from Senator Joyce concerning insulation, running down an industry that now is supporting 6,000 businesses—the majority of which are small businesses—and running down local manufacturers. I have spent time with local manufacturers—with the Bradford company, which has gone to 24/7 production, and with Fletcher’s organisation, which has gone to 24/7 manufacturing in their Dandenong plant and in their Western Sydney plant. This means jobs.