Shadow Minister for Northern Australia, Senator Susan McDonald has dismissed the Federal Government’s much-vaunted “Northern Australia Action Plan 2024-2029” as a “no action plan” that offers little hope for generational change in the region.

Strategic investment in infrastructure, skills and industries will not only strengthen Northern Australia, but also position the nation as a key driver of economic growth, diplomacy, defence and biosecurity protection throughout the whole region, ensuring that we remain competitive in the global market.

Shadow Minister for Resources and Shadow Minister for Northern Australia, Senator Susan McDonald has urged Northern business leaders to continue being proactive and not leave development and policy ideas up to governments.

Shadow Minister for Northern Australia, Senator Susan McDonald, has joined a push by the Australian Automobile Association for urgent federal action on identifying the causes of bad crashes in light of shocking statistics that show higher risks for non-metropolitan drivers.

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.

The Opposition Shadow Minister for Industry, Sussan Ley and the Shadow Minister for Resources, Senator Susan McDonald, have slammed the secret Labor-Greens alliance that will hurt Australian jobs and families.

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.

Shadow Minister for Northern Australia, Senator Susan McDonald, has called on Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones to reject an ACCC report into Northern insurance relating to the $10 billion Reinsurance Pool because it only consulted insurers and not customers.

Shadow Minister for Northern Australia, Senator Susan McDonald has warned the Federal Government to cut the “bull” and not the national cattle herd ahead of signing up to an international methane reduction agreement.