Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader for Science) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Given the abject lack of dedication to science displayed to date, can the minister guarantee that there are no plans to downgrade the Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council, which has been advising Australian prime ministers for 25 years? Can the minister assure the Senate that there are no plans to have the council report instead to the industry minister?