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.

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.

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.

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.

Shadow Minister for Resources, Senator Susan McDonald, has challenged the Government’s true commitment to the critical minerals sector.