The Albanese Government’s plan to impose a retrospective tax on foreign investment dating back nearly two decades is a reckless cash grab that threatens millions of Australian jobs and damages the nation’s global reputation as a safe place to invest.

Shadow Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator Susan McDonald, is calling on the Albanese Government to level with Australians about its fuel strategy as farmers and businesses struggle to pay costs and stay afloat.

Shadow Minister for Resources and for Northern Australia, Senator Susan McDonald, has warned Australia is heading towards a preventable winter gas squeeze, following the latest ACCC gas inquiry which confirms tightening supply across the east coast.

Shadow Minister for Resources and for Northern Australia, Senator Susan McDonald, has called on the Federal Government to urgently deploy all available levers to fast-track the Perdaman urea plant and prevent a catastrophic failure of Australia’s food production sector.

In its groundbreaking new report All at Sea: Fuel, War, and Australia’s Achilles’ Heel, the Page Research Centre has outlined a pathway to restoring Australia’s self-sustainability, including incentivising domestic oil drilling, expanding fuel reserves as supply bridges, establishing a dedicated fuel security budget and approving coal-to-liquid pilot plants.

Today’s latest Gas Statement of Opportunity Outlook from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) paints a sobering picture about the urgent need to invest in gas in the country, while the Middle East conflict continues to put pressure on global energy supply.

Reports that the Albanese Government is considering a new levy on Australia’s gas and coal exports should alarm every Australian household and business already struggling under Labor’s economic mismanagement.

Shadow Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator Susan McDonald has taken aim at anti-gas activists as Australia’s food-growing industry is just weeks away from a fertiliser crisis.

Shadow Minister for Resources, Senator Susan McDonald has demanded immediate action after reports the Federal Government’s emergency fuel release doesn’t include diesel as fishing trawlers, road freight and mining operations struggle to operate.