Manufacturing Call to Arms as Victorian Jobs Go

High-rise and apartment buildings in Docklands in Melbourne, Australia, on June 16, 2017. Scott Barbour/Getty Images

Victoria’s opposition has appealed to the government to invest $1 billion in manufacturing, amid the loss of 127,100 jobs in April, driven by COVID-19.

Victoria shedding more 127,000 jobs last month has fuelled calls from the opposition for a $1 billion fund to reboot manufacturing in the state.