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

If I can take one example, the intervention by the Albanese government jointly with the Crisafulli government in Queensland to support the copper smelter operations in Mount Isa means that Australia's only domestic manufacturer of monoammonium phosphate and di-ammonium phosphate is open today. Despite those opposite saying they would not have done that intervention and criticising it up hill and down dale, we have domestic fertiliser production in Australia for two reasons: (1) our Future Made in Australia agenda is making Australia stronger and supporting businesses like that specific business; and (2) the decision by the government to announce a gas reservation strategy supported the ongoing operations of that business. (Time expired)