Madeleine King (Brand, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Northern Australia) Share this | Hansard source

As I said before, I am more than happy to speak about critical minerals. What we have observed, in this place, is how important the reforms to the EPBC Act will be for critical minerals and rare earths projects. They will be important for the framework agreement that the Prime Minister signed with President Trump just a couple of weeks ago when we were together in Washington.

It's this Labor government and these backbenchers on this side that are working towards implementing that framework and getting environmental protection legislation that works for the environment—'Heaven forbid!' those opposite—but also works for industry and for the community.

And what do those opposite do? They do absolutely nothing. They don't want to talk about it. They don't want to help the resources sector. They sure don't want to help the environment. You go back to your communities and ask them what they think. We will represent your communities, because you are clearly not doing it. We will work in the interests of the Australian people, while you just vacillate in your division and chaos for as long as you choose to. (Time expired)

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