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

I would not want to provide you with historical facts on that matter; they might get in the way of an otherwise great scare campaign! What I can tell you is this: the job losses across Australia are highly regrettable, but we know that job losses are at different rates across the country. In the last 12 months, in the June quarter to June quarter figures that I have, significant job losses were 1,100 in New South Wales, 2,200 in the Northern Territory, 2,000 in the Australian Capital Territory and 15,200 in Queensland. But there were increases in manufacturing jobs of 17,200 in Victoria, 4,900 in Western Australia and 1,500 in Tasmania. So when it comes to the question of the patterns of job creation and distri­bution across the country you will see quite a different range of industry development occurring. If you look at the actual participation in new contracts in mining projects, again, you will see very significant levels of— (Time expired)