Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Trade) Share this | Hansard source

Our country prides itself on being a long-term reliable and affordable supplier of energy, not just in Australia but, critically, across the region and the world. The hydrogen industry, like those that have come before it such as LNG, has the ability to make a tremendous positive impact both here at home and overseas from cheaper energy bills and job creation in regional Australia to playing a role in reducing global emissions, both at home and in countries that would buy Australian-produced hydrogen. As part of the National Hydrogen Strategy we're aiming to build Australia's hydrogen industry into a global export industry by 2030. Australia is uniquely placed to develop a thriving clean hydrogen market over the coming decades, similar to the scale of the LNG industry. Hydrogen technology has the capacity to meet the needs of Japan and the Republic of Korea, which have made ambitious hydrogen commitments and signalled they will be important importers of hydrogen from 2030. (Time expired)