Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

When Mr Albanese touches down in Western Australia and the question is put to him, 'Do you support the mining industry and will you support cutting red and green tape in relation to the mining industry, as Premier Mark McGowan does?' will he side with the people of Western Australia, with the Morrison government and with Premier Mark McGowan, or will he look Western Australians in the face and say, 'I do not support you'? Mr Albanese can't just go to Western Australia, stand on a mine site and wear a bit of hi-vis and say he supports Western Australia.

There are policies here in this place, such as on greenfields agreements, that we could bring on tomorrow to show support to Western Australia. There's also the cutting of red and green tape in the mining industry. So I look forward to Mr Albanese going to Western Australia and showing his clear support for the McGowan government and their call supporting the Morrison government for cutting red and green tape in the mining sector.