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Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate

15th June 2009

Opposition moves to establish Senate Inquiry into Ozcar

9th June 2009

Budget Estimates - In case you missed it

13th May 2009

Budget fails textile, clothing and footwear sector

1st May 2009

Manufacturing PMI

27th April 2009

Abetz - ABC Blog - Rudd Labor's failed economic policies

21st April 2009

Ford revelations another nail in CPRS coffin

3rd April 2009

Holden

27th February 2009

What the opposition has revealed in additional senate estimates

25th February 2009

Pacific Brands

6th February 2009

Government misled over Senate scrutiny "delay"

28th January 2009

PM’s appearance in Holden ad raises serious questions

18th December 2008

Rudd, Campbell must act on ACL Bearings

5th December 2008

Government finally acts to fix bank guarantee consequences for car dealerships

4th December 2008

Carr must act on State Government discrimination against Australian-made cars

3rd December 2008

Kim Carr's one-year report card

1st December 2008

Performance of manufacturing index

25th November 2008

Tax Laws Amendment (Luxury Car Tax – Minor Amendments Labor Incompetence Correction) Bill

20th November 2008

Government must secure minimum 6-month extension from GMAC, GE to ease car dealer crisis

20th November 2008

Ford engine plant announcement

19th November 2008

Car package fails auto workers

12th November 2008

Nyrstar statement confirms government ignoring industry concerns

11th November 2008

Industry Minister disavows Treasury Emissions Trading Scheme modelling

11th November 2008

Carr refuses to reveal how many car industry jobs to go

10th November 2008

Car package

6th November 2008

Opening of new CSIRO ICT centre

3rd November 2008

Manufacturing crashes while Rudd Government procrastinates

28th October 2008

Government must delay ETS

24th October 2008

Senate Estimates: policy on the run, broken promises, waste, and heartlessness

23rd October 2008

Government delays Innovation, TCF responses

23rd October 2008

ANSTO faces more funding cuts: Estimates

21st October 2008

Rudd Government spends $146,000 per day on Climate Change advertising - $13.95 million on climate change ads

16th October 2008

Ford job cuts: time for Labor to act, not talk

14th October 2008

FuelWatch won't bring down fuel prices: inquiry

30th September 2008

Appointment of new Chief Scientist

29th September 2008

More auto job losses while Rudd does nothing - Rome burns while Rudd fiddles

25th September 2008

Black day for Australia's automotive industry

19th September 2008

Time for the Government to start making decisions on our manufacturing sector

9th September 2008

Cutler recommends the reintroduction of Commercial Ready

3rd September 2008

Carr: I'm not the Minister for manufacturing!

28th August 2008

Labor blocks FuelWatch scrutiny

28th August 2008

Coalition to oppose luxury car tax surcharge

27th August 2008

Labor's desperate attempt to push FuelWatch through the Senate

27th August 2008

Carr doesn't understand luxury car tax

22nd August 2008

Ford jobs cuts symptom of slowing economy

21st August 2008

BCA report highlights risk of rushing an Emissions Trading Scheme

15th August 2008

Government squibs it on car review

6th August 2008

Luxury car tax hearings wrap-up - without key witness

5th August 2008

CRC review

31st July 2008

Luxury Car Tax increase to cost $123 million in lost revenue - from Audi alone!

30th July 2008

Government must release Bracks' Review immediately

29th July 2008

The case of the incredible vanishing industry Minister

22nd July 2008

Luxury Car Tax "a dog's breakfast"

22nd July 2008

Clouds darken over Bracks' Review

1st July 2008

Opposition to ease luxury car tax confusion

27th June 2008

South Pacific Tyres

24th June 2008

Former Labor science minister attacks axing of Commercial Ready

23rd June 2008

Government must clarify position on Luxury Car tax

16th June 2008

Government in disarray over Toyota grant

11th June 2008

Kevin Rudd's $35 million photo opportunity

10th June 2008

Toyota Camry announcement

6th June 2008

Holden / Green Car

6th June 2008

Definitely not "Australia's Next Top Model" - Week 2, Senate Estimates

3rd June 2008

$10,000 per week to review National Innovation System

2nd June 2008

Commercial Ready secretly closed 16 days before budget

2nd June 2008

Small businesses not consulted on FuelWatch

30th May 2008

Jobs for the boys, flying blind, and the butler: Week 1, Senate Estimates

29th May 2008

Government reduces agency transparency - "Less is more"



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