Bridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

Before moving general business notice of motion 973, I ask that the names of Senators Molan and Rennick be added to the motion. I, and also on behalf of Senators Canavan, Davey, McDonald, McMahon, Molan and Rennick, move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes The Nationals' Manufacturing 2035 plan to generate 800,000 jobs by:

(i) leveraging the regions' comparative advantage across strategic industries and their access to natural resources,

(ii) adding further value to regional exports by turning primary products into manufactured goods and complex products,

(iii) ensuring fibre processing is explicitly included as a manufacturing priority,

(iv) increasing trade efforts and growing exports,

(v) providing access to low-cost, long-term finance and tax incentives,

(vi) strengthening Australian Government procurement policies,

(vii) facilitating early exposure to trades and harmonisation of trade qualifications and employment conditions,

(viii) supporting Anti-Dumping Commission investigations and taking countervailing action against overseas subsidies,

(ix) investing in reliable, affordable energy and strategic infrastructure that supports manufacturing, and

(x) investing in oil and gas development including finding new sources of oil supplies; and

(b) supports:

(i) the generation of manufacturing jobs in regional Australia,

(ii) regional development, including decentralisation,

(iii) strategic regionalisation through partnerships with our state, territory, and local government counterparts,

(iv) securing our national sovereignty by reversing the trend of the decline of Australian manufacturing,

(v) development of regional hubs to connect manufacturers with local businesses, education providers, research and development organisations, and governments, and

(vi) investment in reliable and affordable energy and in strategic infrastructure that can support manufacturing.