Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

Absolutely. Universities and research agencies are right on the front line in terms of assisting industry to deal with these great transformations that are facing this country. Scientists in Australia and researchers in Australia can look to the government for a 43 per cent increase in the level of support for science and research. The CSIRO and all our major science agencies can look to this government for a level of support unparalleled in the history of the Commonwealth. We understand just how important science and research is to develop the capabilities to ensure that we have those high-skill, high-wage jobs in this country, so that we can modernise our firms, so that we can—