State Early Commercialisation Fund

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (14:29): Supplementary question: is the dozen companies for phase 1, phase 2 or phase 3, or all three?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Employment, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Science and Information Economy) (14:29): I am happy to bring back exact details. The information is—and, again, I will correct it if I am wrong, but I think 18 companies have been awarded funding.

The Hon. D.W. Ridgway: Is it 18 now?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER: I said, at least a dozen—I think it is about 18, so that is even better. But wait, there is more. We are doing even better than I first thought, so that's good then, isn't it? What I will do is find out the exact breakdown between that dozen and a half that have already been awarded funding through this, which I am sure the member opposite would applaud us for.