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

Jobs in Australia will continue to grow with a carbon price where there is incorporation of appropriate levels of assistance and co-investment. This government is determined to ensure that new jobs are created in new industries and that existing industries are able to be transformed to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Sustainability and carbon efficiency ought to be the touchstones of every business in this country, and we are ensuring that those opportunities are developed to ensure that that actually happens. The government is working to ensure that existing manufacturing jobs and important skills in new manufacturing industries are able to meet the challenges of a carbon constrained world.

A very good example of that is occurring in all sorts of industries, particularly in the automotive industry in Victoria where we are seeing already an industry transforming itself to meet the challenges of a carbon constrained world. This government is working with industry to ensure that we keep our manufacturers and the goods that they produce internationally competitive. We want to ensure that the carbon price—(Time expired)