Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Finance and Deregulation) (14:37): I am aware of the comments by Adelaide Brighton Cement. When I was the minister for climate change, that was one of the companies with whom I dealt in the context of putting together what was then the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. The government has put in place a very significant amount of assistance— Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Wong, continue. Senator WONG: The government has put together a substantial amount of assistance in the jobs and competitiveness package very much having regard to those industries that are trade exposed. There is a substantial amount of assistance for industries which are emissions intensive and trade exposed through the provision of free permits, which will significantly alleviate the effect of a carbon price. The good senator also asked about jobs in South Australia. I would say to him this: the coalition's policy is to drastically cut and end continued support for the car industry, which, as he knows, is very important to the economy of South Australia. Senator Abetz: How does this relate to cement? Senator WONG: I was asked about jobs in South Australia. If you think the car industry is irrelevant to jobs in South Australia— The PRESIDENT: Senator Wong, ignore the interjections and just address your comments to the chair. Senator WONG: I will take that interjection and I would make the point that South Australian senators who come in here and lecture the government on jobs in South Australia while backing in the coalition's ending of assistance to the car sector, really, have no basis on which to make such an assertion. They have no grounds to stand on and some people might even say there is a touch of hypocrisy in those who ask such questions. We are very conscious, as a government, of the importance of supporting jobs, which is why we have put in place a very substantial amount of assistance through the jobs and competitiveness package. (Time expired)