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

Senator Cormann has rightly pointed out that, I think, the equivalent of $11 million is coming out of the Jobs Fund. That has been pretty clear. The Prime Minister made it clear yesterday that that will be coming out of the local jobs component of the Jobs Fund. It was made clear. In terms of the training places, again 4,000 of those have already been identified. They were put forward by the Prime Minister last year. In terms of the remainder, they are coming out of the structural adjustment training places. It is clear that, again, we are working to support those workers who lose their jobs in the sector—those workers who require transition. If you are so concerned about jobs, give those workers some certainty, give those businesses some certainty and support the new scheme. Talk to your leader, talk to your shadow Treasurer and support the new scheme. The truth is you opposed the— (Time expired)