Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the government committed to the National Reconstruction Fund in order to ensure Australia has “the capacity to stand on our own and make things here”.
“It’s been supported by all of those industry bodies and by the peak business
organisations,” Mr Albanese said during parliamentary Question Time on Monday.
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