Shadow Minister for Resources, Senator Susan McDonald has warned the Labor Government it must end its war on gas after yet more complaints by industry about Australia’s under-utilised reserves.

The Albanese Labor Government must put partisan politics aside, and urgently include bauxite, alumina and aluminium on Australia’s Critical Minerals List, due to the rising geopolitical risks and the damaging of Australia’s investment environment the Government has presided over.

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Along with my colleagues, we have spent the last two years listening, engaging, and working with the resources sector. We know what your sector needs to flourish; to get Australia back on track. A Peter Dutton-led Coalition Government will deliver on that.

Households and businesses will get further cost-of-living relief under a Coalition Government which aims to inject more gas into Australia’s domestic energy market.

The Albanese government must rule-out a preference and government deal with the Greens political party following the release of a new report that shows the minor party’s proposed gas ban will lead to power blackouts in just two years along Australia’s east coast, with the nation’s manufacturing sector set to halt within the decade.

Shadow Minister for Resources, Senator Susan McDonald has delivered a bold vision for Australia’s resources future, saying the sector has a vital role to play in defence and in helping the country take a leading role in international partnerships such as AUKUS.

We know what needs to be done to deliver and sustain the next mining boom for Australia: Affordable energy; Access to gas; Reduced and streamlined approval processes; Investment certainty; Workable and flexible IR laws. We now need the keys to government. We are ready.

New figures showing a sharp drop in mineral and petroleum exploration have prompted urgent calls for the Albanese Labor Government to reverse its attacks on the resources sector, with the Opposition warning investor confidence continues to fall.