Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

I'm going to come to come to you! Hold on. The Albanese Labor government is tackling the challenges of today while ensuring our prosperity into the future. We have made sure that every taxpayer got a tax cut and every household got energy bill relief. Australians have access to cheaper child care, cheaper medicines and a stronger Medicare. Yet we are looking to the future—a future built in Australia—and we are making strong progress.

In the last few months, the National Reconstruction Fund, which is rebuilding Australia's industrial base, has invested $400 million in businesses across this country, while our industry growth program is supporting dozens of companies across robotics, next-generation batteries and equipment manufacturing. These are important investments in our national future. Securing well-paid jobs in critical industries across the country will ensure that manufacturing stays onshore, helping to diversity and strengthen our economy. We recognise that a domestic steel industry is vital to building a future made in Australia, and that's why I was recently in Whyalla with that terrific Premier, Premier Malinauskas, speaking with workers—