Australia has lost the opportunity to secure national support for a regional New South Wales site with massive critical mineral potential, leaving the US to seize the day with a $566 million investment.
Shadow Minister for Resources Senator Susan McDonald and Shadow Assistant Minister for Resources and Federal Member for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey MP, today said the Labor Government had been asleep at the wheel, forcing Australian miners to seek international investment.

The Western Australian Government’s announcement that the Browse LNG project in WA would be declared a “State Significant Project” is a welcome acknowledgement of the critical need for more new gas developments in Australia, however a damning indictment of the approvals mess that the Federal Labor Government has created.

I am deeply saddened by the tragic incident at BMA’s Peak Downs mine this morning, which has claimed the life of one worker and left another seriously injured.

The office of Senator Susan McDonald is seeking applications for a full-time ongoing Assistant Digital Media and Communications Adviser (EOB), based in the Townsville, QLD.

The Coalition has announced it will make the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) a permanent institution after the Labor Government committed to only a 10-year extension.

Shadow Minister for Northern Australia, Senator Susan McDonald has condemned the Albanese Government’s proposed changes to disaster recovery funding, warning the move will leave regional Queensland communities worse off when the next natural disaster strikes.

Shadow Minister for Northern Australia and Resources, Senator Susan McDonald has slammed the Albanese Government for turning its back on flood-ravaged North and North West Queensland producers by refusing to support a restocking allowance following devastating floods.

The Coalition has urged an upcoming review of Australia’s Sugar Code of Conduct to strengthen protections for cane growers across North Queensland.

Shadow Resources and Northern Australia Minister Susan McDonald said regional communities will stand to lose as Labor commands Queensland companies to export gas to failing southern states – and miss out on royalty payments as a result.

After two days of hearings into the Senate Select Committee on the Taxation of Gas Resources, one thing is abundantly clear: this inquiry is not about getting a fair return for Australians, it is about shutting down the gas industry altogether.