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Mr HAWKE (Mitchell—Manager of Opposition Business) (18:05): I rise today to speak to the industry appropriations. Clearly, the government's announcement today of the bailout of Glencore shows its ongoing instinct to continue using the taxpayer's balance sheet to bail out companies across Australia that are struggling to keep their operations open in many important sectors like smelting, manufacturing and heavy industry.
THE HON SUSSAN LEY MP
LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION
FEDERAL MEMBER FOR FARRER
THE HON ALEX HAWKE MP
SHADOW MINISTER FOR INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION
FEDERAL MEMBER FOR MITCHELL
Our thoughts are first and foremost with the 220 workers, their families, and the broader Kwinana community who face uncertainty as a result of today’s announcement to close the Alcoa alumina refinery.
I’m pleased to address the Intersekt Conference as the Shadow Minister for Industry and Innovation.
Fintech is one of Australia’s great innovation success stories.
Indeed, some economists have argued that the wealth of modern nations of the past 200 years was not primarily about resources or state investment, but about unleashing ideas, ingenuity, and entrepreneurial energy.
This insight can be seen in the innovation success story that is fintech in Australia.
Australia has a long history in what we now call fintech.
The Hon Alex Hawke
Shadow Minister for Industry and Innovation
Manager of Opposition Business in the House
Senator Susan McDonald
Shadow Minister for Resources
Shadow Minister for Northern Australia
Senator for Queensland
Andrew Willcox