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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MINERALS WEEK, CANBERRA – KEYNOTE ADDRESS 2023

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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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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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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SENATOR DEMANDS ANSWERS ON ISLAND AIRSTRIPS DECISION

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.

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RADICAL ANIMAL ACTIVIST “THUGS, BULLIES AND TERRORISTS” NEED CLOSER SCRUTINY

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.

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BUDGET FAILS NORTHERN AUSTRALIA

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.

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SMALL-TOWN BANKS TO STAY OPEN

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

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GOVERNMENT FUMBLES COMPOUND FLOOD DEVASTATION

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.

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“TRUCKIES TAX” TO WORSEN COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS

Shadow Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator Susan McDonald has called on Labor to abandon plans to slug heavy vehicle users with a 10 per cent increase in the Road User Charge, saying the extra costs will be passed on to consumers and worsen cost-of-living pressures on families.

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GOVERNING BY IDEOLOGY HURTS BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES

Shadow Resources Minister, Senator Susan McDonald says she holds deep concerns over the Labor
Government’s lawmaking procedures based on “ideology and not information” which has resulted in
a string of bad outcomes for Australian businesses and communities.

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