Industry Minister Ed Husic says the government promised to revitalise manufacturing,but local companies can’t cope with the gas prices.
In a departure from the convention of leaving grants to ministers,guidelines for almost $1 billion in industry grants required Scott Morrison’s final approval.
Scandals over the previous government’s programs,such as $660 million for commuter car parks and $100 million for sports facilities,are the reason for the review.
Industry Minister Ed Husic has backed the need for new gas projects if they pass key environmental tests.
It is the first time that the US space agency has launched rockets from a commercial facility outside its home soil.
Resting flat on the polished wooden table in the reception room of Government House was an item never seen before during a federal minister’s swearing-in.
Inside Government House,the mood was a mixture of homecoming for those who had been here before and a welcome for the newer faces of the Labor ministry.
Labor leader Anthony Albanese has promised $195 million for the Great Barrier Reef and $225 million for threatened species in a mix of new and previously announced funding.
The Labor leader has spoken for the first time about what it would mean to him to be the country’s first Italian-Australian prime minister.
Australia could make more than two million rapid antigen tests each week with a small outlay on new production lines,the industry says.
Opposition frontbencher Ed Husic is warning Labor to stick to its guns and keep most of its policies under wraps until the election campaign.