60 PER CENT OF PIPELINE OF IRON ORE, COAL AND GAS PROJECTS UNDER THREAT FROM LABOR’S BAD DECISIONS

Shadow Resources Minister, Senator Susan McDonald, has slammed a weak Prime Minister unable to control his Ministers from making bad decisions that have undermined our resources sector and put investments in new major projects under threat.

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CRITICAL MINERALS UPDATE TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE, AS LABOR CONTINUES TO SQUANDER AUSTRALIA’S POTENTIAL

Shadow Resources Minister, Senator Susan McDonald, has warned the Government that despite their update to the Critical Minerals and Strategic Materials Lists, Australia risks losing investment in critical minerals due to Labor’s lethargy.

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INCREASED COAL FORECAST PUTS THE LIE TO BOWEN’S FANTASY COP28 PLEDGES

Shadow Resources Minister, Senator Susan McDonald, has slammed Prime Minister Albanese for being too weak to rein in his Energy Minister from campaigning for an end to fossil fuels on the world stage, at a time when Australia’s coal production and exports are forecast to rise across coming years according to the December 2023 Resources and Energy Quarterly (REQ).

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JOINT STATEMENT – LABOR STILL HAS NO LONG-TERM SOLUTION TO INCREASE NATURAL GAS SUPPLY

The Labor Government has put Australia’s natural gas market under extreme pressure, with heavy-handed interventions and policies that are harming investment, and suffocating supply.

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MINERALS DEVELOPMENT NEEDED FOR NEXT CHAPTER OF MT ISA

Shadow Minister for Resources and for Northern Australia, Senator Susan McDonald, has called upon the Queensland and Federal Labor Governments to commit to the future economic strength of North West Queensland and the workforce of Mt Isa, and outline how it will support further development in the North West Minerals Province after Glencore’s decision to close Mt Isa Mines.

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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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WHAT IS WATT DOING TO HELP WA SMALL BUSINESSES?

Small businesses in North Western Australia are unable to access vital flood recovery grants while the Emergency Management Minister blames the State for the delay.

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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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RESOURCES RICHES AT RISK UNDER HOSTILE LABOR POLICY – JOINT MEDIA RELEASE – SENATOR SUSAN McDONALD & THE HON. ANGUS TAYLOR

More than $15 billion in future east coast gas projects are under a cloud of uncertainty due to Labor’s hostile attitude towards Australia’s energy resources sector.

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POWER PRICES AND BLACKOUTS WILL INCREASE UNDER LABOR’S DISGRACEFUL ENERGY DEAL – JOINT MEDIA RELEASE – TAYLOR, O’BRIEN, MCDONALD

Family budgets will be clobbered with soaring energy bills this Christmas despite Labor claiming its energy legislation will provide relief.

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