Xenophon, Sen Nick

Senator XENOPHON (South Australia) (14:31): Finally, the Senate Economics References Committee laid out a number of recommendations in regard to these issues in its 1 December 2015 Future of Australia's automotive industry report, picking up on industry's concerns. Despite a requirement to respond to a Senate committee report within three months, there appears to be no response to this report. It is 17 months overdue. Noting the 380,000 jobs this industry supports and the 28,000 skill shortage gap, why has the government not responded to such critical recommendations and when will it do so?