Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

I acknowledge Senator Canavan's interest in productivity. Presumably, he was really interested when they were in government and, over that decade, there was the worst productivity growth that had been seen in 40 years.

Well, I'm just drawing your attention, Senator Birmingham, to the fact that you didn't really seem to care about productivity that much when you were in government,. But alright, accepting that you now do: that is why our housing investments are important. That's why our investments in skills are important. That's why our investments in renewable energy and the green transition are important. And that's why our investments in the care economy are important—all significant drivers of productivity in the economy.