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

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Senator Sinodinos. I refer the minister to the report in The Australian on 23 November, which stated that up to 6,000 jobs are at risk at Australian Paper in Maryvale, the Latrobe Valley's biggest private employer, and across the supply chain. Australian Paper has already invested $90 million at its Maryvale plant, including a $9.5 million grant from the department of industry. What role did the department have in the government's decision to abandon its plan to buy 100 per cent recycled paper?