Rowan Holzberger (Forde, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering on its agenda to secure a future made in Australia and boosting our sovereign capability? What are the risks to these important priorities?

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

I thank the member for Forde, a great Queenslander, for his question. Today, together with the Queensland government of Premier David Crisafulli, we've secured the future of the Boyne aluminium smelter in Gladstone, Central Queensland. This is a great example of—

Anne Webster (Mallee, National Party, Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Who's paying?

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! The member for Mallee, the Prime Minister is 20 seconds in. The member was heard in silence. The same respect's going to be shown to the Prime Minister. There are far too many interjections.

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

This is an example of the Commonwealth working with a state government to deliver more manufacturing sovereignty for Australia and more energy for Australia as well. This is a joint investment that will transform the Queensland energy grid and deliver on our commitment to a future made in Australia. It will secure 1,000 jobs at the smelter, but, importantly for Gladstone, over 2,000 jobs when you look at indirect jobs as well. This is about mobilising Australia's sovereign industrial capability and investing in energy resilience with new renewable energy generation and transmission across Queensland.

Opposition members interjecting—

I'm talking about a joint announcement that's been worked out with me, Premier Crisafulli and the respective ministers, and what we get is people over there showing their contempt for jobs and these issues and sovereignty—

Honourable members interjecting—

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order!

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

through their interjections and through their response there. We'll work with people of good will regardless of the state, what the electorate is or what political party is represented in that seat. This is about jobs for Gladstone. I would have thought that would be a good thing that would be welcomed. I hope it's welcomed by the member for Gladstone because it is indeed a great announcement.

The impact of the war in the Middle East shows us how important sovereignty is and how important it is that we make more things here. It follows up from the work that we've done in Mount Isa, in the electorate of the member for Kennedy, and in Whyalla, in the electorate of the member for Grey. We're making a difference, protecting jobs and making sure that we can make more things here. That is so important. We're delivering a future made in Australia and securing sovereign capability.

Those opposite who object to this reform and this investment jointly, fifty-fifty, with the Queensland LNP and the federal Labor government show they only have two settings—talking Australia down and tearing each other down. Not satisfied with attacking us, now they're attacking the Crisafulli government as well.