Anthony Pratt
Anthony Pratt
bring companies hand helps pay reducing simply time
Accelerated depreciation helps companies bring forward capital-intensive investments by reducing payback time. It's not a hand out. Companies still have to pay the tax, but they simply get to defer it.
base exploiting good minerals sector
Australia is a resource-rich nation. We have been good at exploiting our minerals base and agricultural sector for exports.
amount avoid compared damage front money recover small spent
The money spent up front to avoid damage is a very small amount compared to what is spent to recover from a disaster,
bring family great
I think Australia is just a great place to bring up a family.
approved disaster events expensive federal hard investment large projects recent
It can be hard to get large and expensive projects approved in a federal budget. The recent events show that it is better to make the investment before a disaster occurs.
benefit diesel drive highway larger vehicles
Our vehicles are larger here than in other regions, we drive more highway miles, and we have more truck-based vehicles, and those are all vehicles that would benefit from the diesel technology.
available cars hybrids introduced practical united vehicle
When hybrids were first introduced in the United States, they were only available in sub-compact cars that were not practical for all vehicle buyers.
position
My vision for Visy Tumut is not only to keep our position as an example of world's sustainable manufacturing, but to build on it.
america
My policy in America is, 'Steady growth is forever.'
I like to do things that you need to chip away at.
argument best biggest challenge convincing engine good people seems
They have to make a convincing argument they have the best idea. The biggest challenge they're going to have with their engine is that, it seems so easy, I think a lot of people are going to think it's too good to be true.
attract car industry plant steel
High-profile industry disruptions such as steel or car plant closures attract much media and political attention.
life school
I am very proud of being Jewish. I went to a Jewish school all my life.
feed helping hungry opportunity responsibility
In my view, helping to feed a hungry world is Australia's greatest responsibility and opportunity in the 21st century.