Tim Ayres (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Industry and Innovation) Share this | Hansard source

The smelting sector is a pathway to our vision for a future made in Australia—a more resilient, prosperous economy where all Australians, particularly Australians in our regions and outer suburbs, can get good jobs. In August, I will convene a metals- and minerals-processing roundtable in the lead-up to the productivity roundtable to discuss how smelting can drive long-term investment and productivity growth.

The opportunity is clear. We have the world's best renewable and mineral resources. This gives us a strong, comparative and competitive advantage—particularly related to our renewable energy advantage, producing green iron and green aluminium in the national interest to deliver good jobs and economic prosperity. That is why the previous government and this government will continue on this trajectory, making investments like the $2 billion green aluminium production credit, opposed by those opposite— (Time expired)