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

Mr President, may I acknowledge the presence in the gallery of rail job delegates and thank them for their service to the country.

My question is to the Minister for Industry and Science, Senator Sinodinos. The New South Wales government's purchase of Korean built intercity trains will require massive modifications, including the replacement or shifting of 75 kilometres of rail line and overhead wires in the Blue Mountains and the wrecking of heritage stations. Will the government—the Australian government, that is—now agree it's time to support Australia's manufacturing industry to able to build trains and create Australian jobs?