Slade Brockman (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator Canavan. Minister, in my home state of WA, the mining industry last year employed over 89,000 workers, paid over $1.1 billion in royalties and contributed a total of $32 billion to the Western Australian economy. How is the coalition government encouraging further mineral exploration so that the sector can continue to deliver strongly for WA and the rest of Australia?