Senate debates

Thursday, 13 August 2026

Questions without Notice

Critical and Strategic Minerals Industry

2:52 pm

Photo of Don FarrellDon Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) | Hansard source

Thank you for that protection, President.

Those opposite—these people over here—pose a real risk to our approach. Are you listening, Senator Canavan? They opposed the Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve. They opposed the National Reconstruction Fund, they opposed the Critical Minerals Production Tax Incentive even before they knew what it was, and they refused to support the single largest investment of any government ever in the resources sector. But this is not new. (Time expired)

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