Josh Frydenberg (Kooyong, Liberal Party, Minister for the Environment and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Kennedy for his question. I am very happy to meet with the delegation, as he proposes. He knows that the decision about the rail line is to be made by the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility, but he also knows that the Carmichael mine has received all its Commonwealth and state approvals and has been warmly welcomed by the people of North Queensland. The people of Mackay, Rockhampton, Townsville, Charters Towers, Richmond and Hughenden have all strongly welcomed it, because it will create some 4,000 direct jobs and up to 8,000 indirect jobs. It has received the strong support of local mayors, local unions and local people—

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