Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment) Share this | Hansard source

A board decision was made in Detroit—in relation to not only Australian manufacturing but worldwide manufacturing, where they have pulled out of other countries as well. Believe it or not, I do not think that was a result of media speculation in Australia. Having said that, Holden have done right thing by giving the nation notice that they will cease manufacturing in Australia by 2017. As a result, there is time to get a strategy in place to ensure that displaced workers are properly looked after, and that is our intention. (Time expired)