Martin Ferguson (Batman, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Resources and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

So far as I am concerned, we are about making sure that, in the national interest, the Australian community receives a fair share of benefits associated with Australia’s resource development. And, can I say, the North West Shelf partners have received good taxpayer support for 24 years. I am actually turning my attention to new gas projects such as Gorgon, Browse and Sunrise. I might also say that the face of industry is now changing. It is no longer just a Western Australian focus; there is a new section of the industry emerging through coal seam methane gas on the east coast. I would have thought that the Australian government also has to pay significant attention to what is going to develop in seats such as Flynn, with a focus on Gladstone, where there are five companies— (Time expired)

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