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

As I've said, we are for Australia and Australia's capability here. The story of future iron production in Australia is very much a Western Australian story. The future critical minerals production in Australia is a South Australia, Queensland, Northern Territory and WA story. There is a billion dollars there just to deal with one program—a billion dollars in the Green Iron Investment Fund. Now, Premier Cook is here today. He is making—

Not in the chamber, Senator Ciccone, but here in Canberra. He is about the house, making representations on behalf of Western Australia. I'm sure he will be doing it in relation to future iron production. I guarantee that we will develop a joint approach, implemented over time with the government of Western Australia, in the interests of— (Time expired)