Quotes from the Minister for Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr during the NSW CEO Forum 5 August 2009.

"When we met last time I posed a couple of rhetorical questions.The first was, 'Can we build a knowledge economy without a strong printing and publishing sector?'

"The second was, 'Can we maintain a lively culture without them?' My answer to both those questions was and remains a resounding, “No.”  

"Despite all the advances we have made in information and communication technology, the printed page is still one of the most effective means we have at our disposal for sharing information – and certainly one of the most user-friendly."

"Parallel import restrictions were removed in New Zealand in the late 1990s, and the evidence there is mixed.A survey conducted in 2004 found that New Zealand prices had actually increased relative to prices in Australia and the United States compared to four years earlier. (NECG, pp. 40-41.)"

"It is especially important that you are able to speak with one voice – I believe this is the most urgent challenge facing the industry."

"Last week we read about a new campaign to get businesses communicating online rather than on paper, supposedly because it will save the planet. (AFR, 29 July 2009)

"Of course, this overlooks the 33 billion kilowatt hours of energy wasted in the process of distributing spam each year – a point this industry has drawn attention to. It is essential that you really get out and pitch the message that printing is a vital and sustainable part of twenty-first century life."

"Printing has a great story to tell, but only you can tell it."