Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

There has never been any plan or any consideration with respect to expanding the Curtin facility to 3,000 people. There was a time in the Liberal Party when there were actually liberals representing that party. Only recently Senator Troeth made public statements about the insidious attempt to engender fear and loathing in this country regarding what are quite serious issues. Senator Boyce, of course, has made similar views known, as did Senator Trood, Senator Humphries and Senator Payne. What are we hearing now? We are hearing this savage reaction from the most extreme elements of the Liberal Party in an attempt to engender fear and hatred in the community, based entirely on a lie.