Andrew Willcox (Dawson, Liberal National Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Manufacturing and Sovereign Capability) Share this | Hansard source

Coal! Those thingies. That's right. We heard that from the Treasurer. That's our biggest export, iron ore. Then we've got coal and gas, and what about critical minerals that we hear the minister quite often talking about? We need the critical minerals. In my electorate, we need mining. In Australia, we need mining. Without mining, who's going to pay for all the hospitals and schools?

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