Senator SINODINOS (New South Wales—Cabinet Secretary) (14:59): The long-term decline of manufacturing as a share of total employment is occurring in most major OECD economies. In Australia, employment in manufacturing is projected to decline by 26,000 over the five years to November 2019, primarily driven by a fall in motor vehicle and motor vehicle part manufacturing following the announced planned closures by Ford, Toyota and Holden. This follows closures on the watch of the previous government and is a trend which means that, for us to reverse it, is the opposition saying that we should revamp— The PRESIDENT: Pause the clock. Senator Cameron: Mr President, I raise a point of order. I have been very patient. The minister was asked how many Australian manufacturing jobs have been lost since the Abbott-Turnbull government came to office. He still has not gone to that question. And he still has not gone to the question of how many jobs will be lost in manufacturing as a result of Ford, Holden and Toyota being goaded to leave Australia. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Cameron. The minister has been on topic and the minister has been relevant to the question—not as detailed as you have asked in your question, but I will allow the minister to continue. Senator SINODINOS: Mr President, I believe I have answered the last part of the question, but I can report that notable growth is projected in the food product manufacturing sector, and other sectors will grow, including in manufacturing, as the dollar stays low. If members opposite are saying we should be putting more money into motor vehicle production, why did they not do that on their watch? They cut jobs— Senator Cameron: Mr President, I raise a point of order, again on relevance. The question was unequivocally clear: how many Australian manufacturing jobs have been lost since the Abbott-Turnbull government came to office? He has not gone near that. And how many jobs will be lost as a result of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Treasurer goading Ford, Holden and Toyota to leave Australia? The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Cameron. The Cabinet Secretary is aware of the question. I invite the Cabinet Secretary to continue. Senator SINODINOS: Mr President, on Labor's watch, one manufacturing job was lost every 19 minutes. That is their commitment to manufacturing. They did not have a strategy. (Time expired)