Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

But the list goes on. It was also the coalition government that commissioned the Harris review into Sydney Airport only to spend almost two years sitting on it, leaving it to us to sort out. And it was the coalition government that cut JobKeeper from dnata workers, as some of our senators know very well, and left those families in the lurch.

So today is a very important day because today the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Catherine King, released the aviation green paper. This is the first step in reforming and cleaning up the mess left by those opposite in our aviation sector. The aviation green paper is an important step in developing a white paper which will set the policy direction of the sector out to 2050. The government is seeking outcomes that deliver a more competitive aviation sector while at the same time securing Australian jobs. We're also looking at stronger consumer protections, improvements to complaint-handling processes and improved accessibility for consumers living with disability. (Time expired)