Shadow Minister for Resources, Senator Susan McDonald has warned the Labor Government it must end its war on gas after yet more complaints by industry about Australia’s under-utilised reserves.

New report confirms mining exploration expenditure drops by 10%; as uncertainty remains after Blayney Gold decision.

ACCC report exposes 2 years of Labor’s anti-gas policies.

Along with my colleagues, we have spent the last two years listening, engaging, and working with the resources sector. We know what your sector needs to flourish; to get Australia back on track. A Peter Dutton-led Coalition Government will deliver on that.

Households and businesses will get further cost-of-living relief under a Coalition Government which aims to inject more gas into Australia’s domestic energy market.

The Albanese government must rule-out a preference and government deal with the Greens political party following the release of a new report that shows the minor party’s proposed gas ban will lead to power blackouts in just two years along Australia’s east coast, with the nation’s manufacturing sector set to halt within the decade.

New figures showing a sharp drop in mineral and petroleum exploration have prompted urgent calls for the Albanese Labor Government to reverse its attacks on the resources sector, with the Opposition warning investor confidence continues to fall.

Shadow Minister for Resources, Senator Susan McDonald has blasted anti-gas “falsehoods” from the Greens and environmental groups while welcoming the long-overdue approval for the expansion of Senex’s Atlas and Roma North natural gas developments in Queensland’s Surat Basin.

“Labor’s shambolic handling of Australia’s gas industry is now having real consequences – consequences they were repeatedly warned about,” said Shadow Minister for Resources, Senator Susan McDonald of revelations that gas supply on the east coast may be inadequate to meet peak winter demand.

The Coalition condemns Labor’s last-minute deal to backflip on reducing red tape for Australia’s world-leading gas industry.