Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The independent board that has been announced today is an outstanding team. I thank the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology and the Minister for Finance for the work that they have done to come up with such an outstanding team. It is chaired by Martijn Wilder, who has decades of experience in sustainable finance. He is one of the founding directors of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, which has been so successful, was the chair of the board of ARENA, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, and is someone with an incredible background. I acknowledge the other people from industry and, indeed, Kelly O' Dwyer, with the experience she has in this chamber as a former Assistant Treasurer as well.

We on this side of the House understand the need to maximise the capacities and input of all of our Australians. The NRF will revitalise manufacturing and create secure jobs in areas like critical minerals, seizing the opportunities of renewable energy, defence capability, value-adding in resources and value-adding in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, transport and medical science—all of these things being positive.

Of course, those opposite interject. They oppose this because they say no to everything. They're addicted to just saying no: no to secure jobs, no to Australian manufacturing, no to new industries, and no to a future made right here in Australia.

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