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

I thank Senator Pratt for her question. This is a government that has as its first priority jobs. Our record speaks for itself. Over 700,000 jobs have been created in this country under our watch and there would be 200,000 fewer jobs if we had followed the opposition's advice during the economic crisis. Our record speaks for itself—700,000 jobs.