LABOR-FUNDED LAWFARE BLOCKS NATURAL GAS APPROVALS

Shadow Minister for Resources, Senator Susan McDonald, said today’s Federal Court decision to overturn the regulator’s approval for a significant offshore natural gas project in Western Australia, was another example of Labor’s funding for green activists undermining Australia’s future prosperity.

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ADDRESS TO NORTHERN TERRITORY RESOURCES WEEK 2023

So I thank for the work you do; the work you have done and the work you will do – the contributions to building our modern society, in the workplace and economically, through safer workplaces, and well paid opportunities for a diverse workforce; taxes and royalties paid, contributions to regional communities as well as investments environmentally, and partnerships with traditional owners all of which often goes unseen and underappreciated by wider society.

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FISHERS, GRAZIERS AND GROWERS ON THE HOOK WITH LABOR AND UNESCO

Federal Shadow Minister for Northern Australia, Senator Susan McDonald, and Federal Shadow Environment Minister, Jonno Duniam, have warned lovers of Australian seafood, meat and produce that the Albanese Government’s determination to appease UNESCO will result in food shortages, higher costs and more pain for primary producers.

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LABOR’S NUCLEAR WASTE FUMBLE LEAVES AUSTRALIAN CANCER MEDICINES IN JEOPARDY

Shadow Resources Minister, Senator Susan McDonald, has warned Australia’s ability to make life-saving cancer medicines is in danger after Labor decided to walk away from a suitable site in Kimba, South Australia.

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GAS PRODUCERS CONFIRM LABOR’S POLICIES ARE PUSHING UP PRICES

Australian households are being smashed by skyrocketing energy prices which are higher due to Labor’s ham-fisted energy market interventions, the Cost of Living Committee has heard.

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GOVERNMENTS MUST LISTEN MORE TO NORTHERN AUSTRALIA

Shadow Minister for Resources and Shadow Minister for Northern Australia, Senator Susan McDonald has urged Northern business leaders to continue being proactive and not leave development and policy ideas up to governments.

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STATEMENT ON THE FEDERAL COURT’S DECISION ON THE NATIONAL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY

Shadow Minister for Resources, Senator McDonald, has noted with disappointment the Federal Court’s decision yesterday to set aside the site declaration at Napandee for the National Radioactive Waste Management Facility.

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LABOR’S GAS MARKET MEDDLING FAILS TO SECURE SUPPLY

The Albanese Government’s gas code announcement shows Labor has inserted themselves into the driver’s seat of a vehicle they don’t know how to drive, and are continuing to meddle in the gas market.

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THE CASE FOR “NO” TO A VOICE TO PARLIAMENT

Changing the Constitution is a big deal. It would have permanent outcomes. Change to the Constitution in an ill-considered way is not generous; it is unwise, and it risks the stable and successful nation that Australia is today. I cannot support this change to our Constitution.

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SPEECH TO THE WORLD 2023 MINING CONFERENCE, BRISBANE

From developments in the Bronze age, to the industrial revolution and the age of steam power, to the limitless potential of the future and yet undiscovered technologies, resources and minerals have and will remain crucial to the world’s prosperity and development.

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