Manufacturing Works

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (14:49): Given that the results of the second review by EconSearch won't be available until after this budget is released, and the minister has indicated that future funding will be contingent on the results of this review, does this mean that there will be no funding provided to manufacturing works from 2018-19 onwards, which is the current case, or will there be interim funding provided to allow the continuation of some programs until an analysis of the EconSearch review has been concluded?

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) (14:50): I thank the honourable member for his question. As I think I said in the previous answer, certainly that review will be one of the ways that will in part inform the government about these programs. But I am not—as I am sure the honourable member when he was treasurer would not have wanted his ministers to speculate what may or may not be in this budget or budgets in the future.