Anne Urquhart (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Mr President. I ask a supplementary question—and I will try again. This week it was announced that 350 jobs would go at the Henty Gold Mine and Mount Lyell copper mine on Tasmania's west coast. The west coast is an important part of the Mersey-Lyell region, which is already identified as one of the most economically vulnerable in Australia. Why is the government cutting vital assistance to small employers in this region?