Media Releases
Joint media release with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Minister for Trade and Tourism Senator Don Farrell.
The Albanese Labor Government is delivering vital support to Australia’s critical minerals sector by providing up to $475 million in additional finance to develop the Eneabba Rare Earths Refinery project in Western Australia.
The Australian Government is investing a further $21 million in Australia’s critical minerals sector to support hundreds of new jobs and help build a Future Made in Australia.
Joint media release with Treasurer Jim Chalmers, Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen, Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic. and Assistant Minister for a Future Made in Australia Tim Ayres.
The Albanese Government’s Future Made in Australia legislation has passed Parliament, a major step forward in making Australia indispensable to the global net zero transformation.
Federal Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Madeleine King welcomes ongoing efforts by the Western Australian Government to support the State’s lithium sector to protect jobs and an industry vital to global efforts to fight climate change.
Joint media release with Treasurer Jim Chalmers, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen, and Assistant Minister for a Future Made in Australia Tim Ayres.
Today the Government will introduce the Future Made in Australia (Production Tax Credit and Other Measures) Bill 2024 to Parliament, a big step in making Australia indispensable to the global net zero transformation.
Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Madeleine King has officially opened the Lynas Rare Earths processing plant in Kalgoorlie, which will create jobs and boost Australia’s ability to diversify the global supply of critical minerals.
Joint statement with Timor-Leste’s Minister for Petroleum and Mineral Resources His Excellency Francisco da Costa Monteiro
Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Madeleine King will visit Japan this week to promote resources and energy trade and investment.
The Albanese Government is putting Dubbo at the heart of its plans to grow Australia’s critical minerals and rare earths industry in New South Wales by providing further support for miner Australian Strategic Materials Limited (ASM).
Export earnings from Australia’s resources and energy are set to continue to normalise from the extraordinary highs of 2022-23 and on the back of slower global growth, lower prices for major commodities and a stronger Australian dollar.