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

I have thanked businesses and, of course, I have thanked the training fraternity. I take on board Senator Cormann’s comments. He never said a word about Apprentice Kickstart—not on record. I congratulate the member for Murray on her fantastic exposure of Apprentice Kickstart throughout her community. She has blanketed the media in her community to sell Apprentice Kickstart. I also congratulate the member for Gilmore, Joanna Gash, who has done an outstanding job in informing her electorate and helping young people in Nowra, on the South Coast, where unemployment has been extremely high. She has done a brilliant job. I quote the member for Gilmore: ‘It is critical that we help them get a start for both short- and long-term employment levels.’ We know that there is more work to do on apprentices, and that is why the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education has rolled out a massive program— (Time expired)