Senate debates Questions without Notice

Whyalla Steelworks


Matthew Canavan

Matthew Canavan Queensland, Liberal National Party

2:32 pm

My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. In September 2023, the Prime Minister said that Whyalla had 'an extraordinarily optimistic future' producing green steel and that wind and solar would help create green hydrogen for advanced manufacturing. He went on to say that Labor's plans would position the steelworks to succeed 'for decades to come'. Then on 20 March this year, again at the Whyalla Steelworks, the Prime Minister doubled down, saying the Labor government had saved the jobs of the Whyalla Steelworks and it was having record steelmaking. But on Monday, of course, it was announced that the blast furnace, very sadly, is being permanently closed. The only steelworks in Australia—

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