I rise because of this excellent motion that has been brought forward by Senator Pocock to address the very important issue of bushfires in this country.

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.

Shadow Minister for Northern Australia, Senator Susan McDonald, has demanded an urgent review of a decision to close Torres Strait Island airstrips after she questioned CASA staff in Senate Estimates last month about people having to risk their lives travelling in the Strait by boat.

Shadow Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator Susan McDonald, has expressed horror that the Federal Department of Agriculture is “engaging with thugs, bullies and terrorists” from the animal liberation movement suspected of recently using an unverified video to target an abattoir and threatening a pork industry representative in an incident that has been referred to the Australian Federal Police.

Shadow Minister for Northern Australia, Senator Susan McDonald has lashed the Federal Budget for cutting Northern water projects, lacking clarity in Northern roads funding, and burying spending on flood recovery for Gulf of Carpentaria, Kimberley and NT communities.

Shadow Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator Susan McDonald, today lambasted the Government on its tricky Budget spin, highlighting the strength of the resources sector as the key driver of this Budget.

Shadow Minister for Northern Australia, Senator Susan McDonald, has welcomed news that Westpac will keep bank branches open permanently in Ingham, Tully and Cloncurry.

Today’s report by the Energy Market Operator, AEMO, confirms our worst fears that Labor is driving Australia headlong towards a gas and energy crisis.

Shadow Minister for Northern Australia, Senator Susan McDonald, has joined a push by the Australian Automobile Association for urgent federal action on identifying the causes of bad crashes in light of shocking statistics that show higher risks for non-metropolitan drivers.

Shadow Minister for Northern Australia, Senator Susan McDonald, has urged the Federal and State Governments to drastically scale up disaster relief arrangements in Burketown and other parts of Queensland’s Gulf Country experiencing devastating floods.