Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Carr. I refer to Paul Howes's comments on Lateline last night that Austral­ian manufacturing is in its 'worst crisis since the Great Depression' and that compre­hensive plans are now needed for each of a number of industries. Given that the minister's 10-minute statement yesterday to the Senate on industry policy did not contain a single new policy or program idea, does the government believe Mr Howes is wrong?