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

I want to point out that a series of those operations clearly fall within my portfolio area as the minister for industry. A series of them, of course, fall under the responsibility of my colleague the Minister for Resources, Madeleine King. I'll try and address the overall approach in relation to those questions, but you'll appreciate that, in relation to some of those direct mining ventures, I'll have to come back to you with any additional information that we would be able to provide. I can see material that doesn't quite go to it being provided to me at the moment.

The broad question at the end of your question was about the approach of this government on industrial policy and industrial jobs. You will have seen, over the course of the last six months, our approach to securing the future viability of a series of industrial facilities that employ or cause to employ many thousands of people, including one in your home state of Queensland. The knock-on effects of the closure of that Glencore facility would have been many thousands of jobs.

I am asked about approaches to energy policy, and one of the most important things, of course, in this area is consistency. Senator McDonald, on 28 March 2023, said, 'We supported a measured, cooperative approach to net zero by 2050.' That was your position. I wonder what it is today. (Time expired)