Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

My question without notice is the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. Minister, this is the 19th annual Science meets Parliament event. How will the Prime Minister explain to the Australian science community his government's appalling performance in advancing science and innovation—a record that includes cutting $3 billion in the 2014 budget? Does the Prime Minister agree with the former Minister for Industry and Science that his government copped a shellacking over innovation in the last election?