Carol Brown (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

However, this government takes the issue of safety very seriously. That is why the minister has acted to boost safety for households and for workers who undertake the installation of these programs. The $41.2 million Insulation Worker Adjustment package will help workers and firms through this transition period. The package offers support to retain people in their current job until the Renewable Energy Bonus program begins and assistance to find alternative jobs or a relevant training place where employment opportunities are not available. The $41.2 million Insulation Worker Adjustment package comprises a $10 million Insulation Workers Adjustment Fund to help workers and firms through the transition period, $1.5 million to fund up to 25 dedicated insulation employment coordinators to assist displaced insulation workers to find alternative jobs, $5 million for an additional 1,000 Structural Adjustment Places to help retrain insulation workers in alternative industries and $24.7 million in already announced funding to support 6,000 already announced training places to assist insulation workers. These places are divided between 2,000 Structural Adjustment Places, taking the total to 3,000 places—