Jenny McAllister (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

I am certainly very pleased to be invited to speak about this government's commitment to regional jobs and regional investment. I would point the opposition to the many, many initiatives that our government is supporting to actually see a rejuvenation of our industrial base and our regions and to diversify our economy. Perhaps I could refer to the $7 billion over the decade to strengthen Australia's critical minerals supply chains through the new critical minerals production tax incentive, something I believe you are opposed to. Perhaps we could talk about $1.7 billion over the decade for the Future Made in Australia Innovation Fund, supporting Future Made in Australia priority sectors, many of which are based in regional Australia. Perhaps we could talk about the $566 million for Geoscience Australia to progressively map the whole of onshore Australia—and we could go on. (Time expired)