CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 17 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:

PATRICK GORMAN, ASSISTANT MINISTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER: Good morning, I'm Patrick Gorman, the Federal Member for Perth, and the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, and it is delightful to be here at the Resources Technology Showcase here at the Perth Convention Centre with the Prime Minister of Australia, the Resources Minister. And over the course of today, some 20,000 people are going to come through seeing the incredible opportunities and jobs, not just of now, but of the future. I want to thank Seven West Media and Mr Kerry Stokes for taking us around to see some of those very exciting projects and the opportunities that are available ...