Senate debates

Wednesday, 4 February 2026

Questions without Notice

Critical and Strategic Minerals Industry

2:26 pm

Photo of Corinne MulhollandCorinne Mulholland (Queensland, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

It is refreshing to see a government interested in delivering regional jobs, not just getting more jobs for the boys, in this place. That is why the Albanese government set up the National Reconstruction Fund: to drive industrial investment, deliver good blue-collar jobs and make the economy more resilient and productive. As the Alpha HPA investment in Gladstone shows, the government is delivering for regional Queensland. Why is it important for the government to back Australian industrial firms in the regions?

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