Australian Manufacturers to Receive $1.5 Billion Budget Boost

Prime Minister Scott Morrison during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House on Aug. 26, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. Sam Mooy/Getty Images

Australian manufacturers across six priority areas will receive more help to expand in high-value areas through an almost $1.5 billion budget boost.

But Labor has accused the government of neglecting the sector for the best part of a decade.