Labor promises manufacturing jobs for Qld

Tom McIlroyCanberra Bureau Chief

Mar 13, 2022 – 10.30pm

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Fighting to win back the key battleground electorate of Herbert in north Queensland, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has announced plans to spend $22 million to develop a Townsville industrial hub if Labor wins the federal election.

Mr Albanese will travel to Townsville on Monday and promises to spur a new generation of manufacturing jobs by investing in road, rail and water infrastructure at the Lansdown Industrial Precinct, in partnership with the state government and Townsville City Council.

Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent.