Shadow Minister for Northern Australia, Senator Susan McDonald has called on the Albanese Government to protect Australian banana farmers after the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry indicated it will review quarantine arrangements in relation to banana imports from the Philippines.

Concerning reports that an Australian shipment of key defence critical minerals was delayed and then returned to Australia by China, highlights the weakness of the Albanese Government’s critical minerals agenda, and raises concerns of Australia’s ability to guarantee supply to the United States.

Soaring energy costs, unworkable industrial relations laws and over-regulation mean we don’t have a ‘Future Made In Australia’ under this government, it’s a nightmare made in Australia.

Reports that Glencore’s Mount Isa copper smelter and Townsville refinery are on the cusp of closure should jolt the Albanese Labor Government into action.