Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

If we are not able to implement our plan for jobs and growth, it means lower growth, less investment, fewer jobs and lower wages. That will be the consequence of a Labor government in Canberra and it will be the consequence of a Labor government continuing in Queensland. Higher taxes, higher electricity prices, more red tape, less trade and opposing a great project like the Adani project: all of these make it harder for businesses to be successful; all of these lead to fewer jobs and fewer opportunities for people across Australia to get ahead. The Adani project is quite tangible. There will be 16,000 jobs in the Galilee Basin lost if the Adani project doesn't get ahead. There are 10,000 direct and indirect full-time jobs as a result of the Adani project itself and 1,100 jobs in Townsville, which Senator Macdonald will be very conscious of. Townsville is a hub for the Adani project alongside Rockhampton as another hub. (Time expired)