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

You will be surprised to hear that I agree with my colleague. Unlike the Liberal Party, we are actually committed to working together. You are committed to tearing each other apart.

This is an industry sector in Australia that requires additional attention. When the agriculture ministry was nominated by the National Party, the policy framework was all about farm processes. Beyond the farm gate was not an area of particular attention for previous coalition governments. We have to ensure that, given the importance of this sector to Australian manufacturing, further action is taken. This is particularly significant given the importance of Australian food exports—and we are a food-exporting nation so we have— (Time expired)