STATEMENT ON LABOR’S CHILDCARE POLICIES FOR THE NORTH

Northern Australian families will be shocked by the Albanese Labor Government’s claims that they are financially better off in childcare payments, with the Prime Minister being accused of being tone-deaf to the fact that many regional communities cannot even access childcare.

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LABOR’S BRUCE HIGHWAY FUNDING FARCE

Shadow Minister for Northern Australia, Senator Susan McDonald has scoffed at Labor’s sudden interest in upgrading the Bruce Highway, urging the Federal Government to stop using a major Queensland issue for political point-scoring.

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2025 GAS SUPPLY WARNINGS HIGHLIGHT ABJECT LABOR FAILURE

Trade and industry concerns that LNG export contracts may be capped or limited in the new year is the latest signal that the Labor Government has failed to support Australia’s gas market, and severely damages Australia’s hard-earned international brand as a reliable trading partner and defence ally.

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LABOR BUNGLES MINISTERIAL GAS MEETING WITH MORE HOT AIR

Today’s Energy Ministerial Council meeting confirmed that a nation with an abundance of gas is facing a gas shortage thanks to a combination of State and Federal Labor party policies that have crippled investment, damaged sovereign risk, and failed to bring on new gas supply.

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ALBANESE GOVERNMENT MUST ACT ON LATEST EDO OUTRAGE

The Albanese Government must urgently cease payments to the taxpayer-funded Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) following the release of Federal Court documents that showed it tried to fabricate Indigenous heritage in an attempt to stop an essential gas project in the Timor Sea.

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STATEMENT ON SEISMIC TESTING

With gas prices skyrocketing by 33.9 per cent under Labor, the Coalition remains strong supporters of the gas industry and will oppose any attempts to stymie gas production – including today’s introduction of a Teal bill to ban seismic testing.

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URGENT ACTION NEEDED TO STOP LOOMING ALUMINIUM CRISIS

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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MINERALS CRUCIAL FOR DEFENCE OF FREEDOM

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.

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NORTHERN AUSTRALIA REPORT EXPOSES LABOR’S INACTION

Shadow Minister for Northern Australia, Senator Susan McDonald has dismissed the Federal Government’s much-vaunted “Northern Australia Action Plan 2024-2029” as a “no action plan” that offers little hope for generational change in the region.

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LABOR LEAVES NORTH HIGH AND DRY

Shadow Minister for Northern Australia, Senator Susan McDonald has slammed Labor State and Federal Governments for allowing yet another North Queensland water project to languish in a funding and regulatory quagmire.

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