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- Senator the Hon Tim Ayres (1 June 2022 - 29 July 2024)
- The Hon Chris Bowen MP (23 May 2022) - From 1 July 2022, all new content can be found on the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Ministerial website.
- Senator the Hon Jenny McAllister (23 May 2022) - From 1 July 2022, all new content can be found on the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Ministerial website.
- The Hon Tim Wilson MP (8 October 2021 - 23 May 2022)
- The Hon Melissa Price MP (8 October 2021 - 23 May 2022)
- The Hon Angus Taylor MP (8 October 2021 - 23 May 2022)
- The Hon Keith Pitt MP (2 July 2021 - 23 May 2022)
- Senator the Hon Jonathon Duniam (22 December 2020 - 23 May 2022)
- The Hon Christian Porter MP (30 March 2021 - 19 September 2021)
- The Hon Michelle Landry MP (6 February 2020 - 2 July 2021)
- The Hon Karen Andrews MP (28 August 2018 - 30 March 2021)
- Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash (29 May 2019 - 30 March 2021)
- Senator the Hon Matt Canavan (19 July 2016 - 3 February 2020)
- Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash (20 December 2017 - 28 August 2018)
- The Hon Craig Laundy MP (20 December 2017 - 28 August 2018)
- Senator the Hon Zed Seselja (20 December 2017 - 28 August 2018)
- The Hon Arthur Sinodinos AO (24 January 2017 to 20 December 2017)
- The Hon Craig Laundy MP (19 July 2016 - 20 December 2017)
- The Hon Barnaby Joyce MP (27 July 2017 - 27 October 2017)
- The Hon Greg Hunt MP (19 July 2016 - 24 January 2017)
- The Hon Christopher Pyne MP (21 September 2015 - 19 July 2016)
- The Hon Josh Frydenberg MP (21 September 2015 - 19 July 2016)
- The Hon Karen Andrews MP (23 December 2014 - 19 July 2016)
- The Hon Wyatt Roy MP (21 September 2015 - 19 July 2016)
- The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP (18 September 2013 - 23 December 2014)
- The Hon Bob Baldwin MP (18 September 2013 - 18 March 2014)
Archived content
Senator the Hon Tim Ayres
The Albanese Labor Government has today launched the National Rolling Stock Procurement Pipeline, a digital platform that will drive local manufacturing and help deliver a Future Made in Australia.
Yesterday's meeting of Consumer Affairs Ministers locks in a requirement for Australian seafood to be labelled on menus in restaurants, cafes and clubs.
The Albanese Labor Government has today released the National Rail Procurement and Manufacturing Strategy, outlining the steps it is taking to help grow a sustainable rail manufacturing sector, increase productivity, international competitiveness and industry participation.
Interview discusses the Glen Innes High School graduation, setting Australia up for the future in climate and energy, Inflation Reduction Act, and Australian manufacturing.
Interview discusses Australia-China trade; Australia-European Union trade relations; Australia’s Critical Minerals Strategy 2023-2030; and reindustrialisation of the economy.
Joint media release with the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator the Hon Murray Watt.
The Australian Government is proud to take part in AgQuip, the largest primary industry field day in the country, on its 50th anniversary.
Keynote address to the Capability Papers forum at the Museum of Sydney.
Interview discusses the Maranguka Justice Reinvestment Project; The Voice to Parliament; Closing the Gap; the Housing Australia Future Fund; the National Reconstruction Fund; and the ALP National Conference.
Keynote address to the National Manufacturing Summit.
Interview discusses Chinese trade sanctions, productivity growth in Australia, technology advancement and government investment.
The Hon Chris Bowen MP
Q&A discusses energy supply, emissions reductions and electric vehicles.
The Albanese Government has today released the December 2021 Quarterly Update of Australia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory.
Topics included ARENA funding of ACAP, Energy market, renewable energy, Australian Energy Regulators
Topics discussed include the energy market and the transition to renewables.
Topics included the energy market, capacity mechanism and renewable energy.
Topics include energy market, transition to renewables.
Topics include energy market, transition to renewables, capacity mechanism, gas trigger
Topics included the energy market, capacity mechanism and renewable energy.
Topics include the National energy market and Capacity Mechanism.
Senator the Hon Jenny McAllister
Interview discusses Australia’s 2030 Climate Targets, energy
Interview discusses Australia’s 2030 Climate Targets, energy
Joint media release with the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen
The Australian Government is committed to taking more ambitious action on climate change.
Press conference discusses energy, climate change, Nationally Determined Contribution, National Cabinet meeting, healthcare funding, National Energy Market and renewables.
The Hon Tim Wilson MP
Interview discusses NSW Liberal pre-selections and the International Panel on Climate Change report.
Interview discusses the Gippsland offshore wind announcement, net zero emissions and defence spending
Interview discussed the Gippsland offshore wind announcement and the IPCC report
Address to the Australian Offshore Wind Conference
Joint media release with the Member for Gippsland the Hon Darren Chester MP
“The Morrison Government is getting on with creating an offshore wind industry and today has announced the Bass Strait off Gippsland as Australia’s first priority area to be assessed for suitability for offshore wind developments,” Assistant Minister to the Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction Tim Wilson said.
Joint media release with the Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction the Hon Angus Taylor MP and Member for Parkes the Hon Mark Coulton MP
The Morrison Government is teaming up with AGL to construct a large-scale battery at Broken Hill which will improve energy security in regional New South Wales and help to maintain downward pressure on prices.
Joint media release with the Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction the Hon Angus Taylor MP, Minister for Environment the Hon Sussan Ley MP and Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction and Environmental Management the Hon Trevor Evans MP
The Morrison Government is supporting a new plastic recycling technology to help deliver a cleaner, greener Australia through better waste management.
Joint media release with the Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction the Hon Angus Taylor MP
The Morrison Government doubles down its support for renewables and new opportunities for Australians with today’s release for public consultation of draft regulations for the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure (OEI) framework.
Joint media release with the federal member for Gippsland the Hon Darren Chester MP
The Australian Government, through the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), will finance up to $8.5 million in a joint venture with Octopus Australia to develop a renewable energy park in Gippsland.
Interview discusses the Daintree renewable microgrid
The Hon Melissa Price MP
Joint media release with Acting Minister for Education and Youth the Hon Stuart Robert MP
The Morrison Government has launched the 2021 National Research Infrastructure (NRI) Roadmap and will invest $900 million over five years on the tools, technology and skills to make Australian research even more globally competitive.
The Morrison Government is helping Australia’s science and technology sectors to increase expertise and expand global cooperation through the $60.2 million Global Science and Technology Diplomacy Fund.
Australia and the United States have agreed to work together on enhancing Earth observation from space, further securing the data that is central to our everyday lives and driving growth in our local space sector.
The Morrison Government is investing $44 million to establish four Artificial Intelligence and Digital Capability Centres.
The Morrison Government is establishing Australia’s first ever national space mission as part of our plan for a stronger future. This is an historic investment that will strengthen our sovereign capability as well as grow the sector and create hundreds of new jobs.
Joint media release with Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction the Hon Angus Taylor MP and Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business the Hon Stuart Robert MP
A national network with a mission to advance local space manufacturing and future launches in Australia is being backed with $52 million from the Morrison Government.
An internationally recognised mathematician and a distinguished research scientist have been appointed as scientific expert members of the National Science and Technology Council for three years.
Projects to develop an mRNA vaccine for bacterial infections and a device to treat heart failure are among 13 industry-led joint research projects sharing in more than $32 million in funding from the Morrison Government.
The Morrison Government is investing more than $42 million in a series of space, science and technology initiatives with India to generate opportunities for Australian businesses and researchers to grow and create jobs.
Joint media release with the Prime Minister the Hon Scott Morrison MP
The Morrison Government is investing $63.6 million into the vital science and research infrastructure that helps to protect the Great Barrier Reef and support the thousands of jobs and businesses that rely on the natural wonder.
The Hon Angus Taylor MP
The Morrison Government has reappointed Mr Justin Punch as Chair of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) board and reappointed Ms Anna Matysek and Mr John Hirjee as members of the board for a further two-year term concluding in July 2024.
The Morrison Government is taking action to safeguard the delivery of affordable, reliable power for consumers through a proposed change to energy laws to require energy companies to give a longer period of notice for the closure of electricity generators.
The Morrison Government is supporting critical energy infrastructure to ensure continued reliability of the national energy grid so Australian households, businesses and industry can continue to enjoy low energy prices.
Joint media release with Prime Minister the Hon Scott Morrison MP and Minister for Health and Aged Care the Hon Greg Hunt MP
The Morrison Government is supporting new local jobs in Australia’s innovative medical sector and investing to secure local manufacturing of life-saving medicines.
Announcement of $140 million funding from the Commonwealth for the Marinus Link project and the Tarraleah Power Station Redevelopment
Joint media release with the Prime Minister the Hon Scott Morrison MP, Premier of Tasmania the Hon Peter Gutwein and Tasmanian Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction the Hon Guy Barnett
The Morrison Government is unlocking Tasmania’s renewable energy powerhouse potential and thousands of new jobs through a significant new Commonwealth investment in the Marinus Link electricity interconnector and Tasmania’s Battery of the Nation project.
Address at the Carbon Market Institute Carbon Farming Industry Forum
Joint media release with the Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia the Hon David Littleproud MP
The Liberal National Government is ensuring Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) native forest regeneration projects do not adversely impact agricultural production and regional communities.
As part of the Morrison Government’s plan for a stronger future, the 2022-23 Budget is creating highly-skilled jobs, backing traditional Australian industry while building new clean energy industries, securing reliable and affordable energy, and putting Australia on track to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
The Hon Keith Pitt MP
Minister for Resources and Water, Keith Pitt, has welcomed the announcement from Woodside that it has received key primary state and federal approvals for its Scarborough Joint Venture off Western Australia.
Minister for Resources and Water, Keith Pitt, today welcomed a significant step towards the development of a major new Australian oil project off Western Australia.
Joint media release with the Prime Minister the Hon Scott Morrison MP, the Treasurer the Hon Josh Frydenberg MP, and the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment the Hon Dan Tehan MP
The Morrison Government today approved a $1.25 billion loan through the Critical Minerals Facility to Australian company Iluka Resources, to develop Australia’s first integrated rare earths refinery in Western Australia.
Australia’s resources and energy export earnings are forecast to surge to a record high $425 billion for 2021-22.
Decommissioning of the Northern Endeavour is set to enter its next significant stage, Minister for Resources and Water Keith Pitt said today.
As part of our plan for a stronger future, the Morrison Government is committed to ensuring the long-term future of the nation’s water, resources and energy sector, which is forecast to contribute a record $379 billion in exports this financial year.
A $1.5 million government program will help create new export opportunities in India for Australia’s mining equipment and services companies, Minister for Resources and Water Keith Pitt said today.
Minister for Resources and Water Keith Pitt has thanked Whitehaven Coal for its commitment to assist the Australian Government’s humanitarian support to Ukraine in the wake of the brutal Russian invasion.
Minister for Resources and Water Keith Pitt has welcomed the major joint venture investment announcement by Esso to expand gas supply from the Gippsland Basin offshore Victoria.
Joint media release with the Prime Minister the Hon Scott Morrison MP, Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction the Hon Angus Taylor MP and Member for O'Connor Mr Rick Wilson MP
A new critical minerals mine and processing plant in Kalgoorlie will be given Major Project Status in a move by the Morrison Government to streamline approvals and coordination and bring thousands of jobs to the Eastern Goldfields region.
Senator the Hon Jonathon Duniam
Three of Australia’s leading standards and conformance bodies have released a new report highlighting measures that could increase trust in traded products and address supply chain vulnerabilities.
Joint media release with Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction the Hon Angus Taylor
The Morrison Government is increasing support for the use of low-carbon timber in the construction sector, supporting forestry jobs across Australia.
Joint media release with Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction the Hon Angus Taylor and Minister for Women’s Economic Security the Hon Jane Hume.
Plantation forestry in Tasmania is set to benefit from greater opportunities for carbon funding for forestry projects thanks to changes to the Emissions Reduction Fund made by the Australian Government.
Joint media release with Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction the Hon Angus Taylor MP and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister and Cabinet the Hon Ben Morton MP
Joint media release with Prime Minister the Hon Scott Morrison MP and Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction the Hon Angus Taylor MP
The Morrison Government is securing Australia’s economic recovery by backing businesses to succeed and create jobs with a further $33 million to support Australian made food and beverage companies.
Joint media release with the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister and Cabinet, the Hon Ben Morton MP
The Morrison Government is challenging start-ups and small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) to develop innovative regtech solutions to improve information sharing in the building and construction sector.
Joint media release with the Tasmanian Minister for Primary Industries and Water Minister, Guy Barnett
The Morrison and Gutwein governments have announced $5 million in federal funding for the South Arm Recycled Water Pipeline as part of the $108 million National Water Grid Connections funding pathway.
Joint media release with the Minister for Families and Social Services, Senator the Hon Anne Ruston
The Morrison Government has today released the findings of its second review of the legislation which ensures Australians living with disability have equal and dignified access to public buildings.
Joint media release with the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, the Hon Dan Tehan MP
The Morrison Government is investing in Tasmanian tourism by funding four new festivals that will attract more visitors to the state and support local jobs and businesses.
The Hon Christian Porter MP
Joint media release with the Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia The Hon. David Littleproud MP
The Morrison Government is supporting efforts by the CSIRO – Australia’s national science agency – to help grow the agriculture sector and secure the long-term economic prosperity of our regional communities.
The development of portable sanitising chambers that could help stop the spread of COVID-19 at hospitals and airports is one of 10 collaborative projects to share in $8.5 million in funding from the Morrison Government.
Joint media release with Minister for Regionalisation, Regional Communications and Regional Education Senator The Hon. Bridget McKenzie
A bionic “eye” that could restore visual and spatial perception for the blind is one of 22 industry-led collaborative research and development projects to share in $47.1 million in funding from the Morrison Government.
Legislation introduced by the Morrison Government to improve intellectual property (IP) protections for Australian designers has today been passed by the Federal Parliament.
A world-first medical device that could help throat cancer patients to speak again is one of eight innovative projects to share in $3.9 million in funding from the Morrison Government’s Accelerating Commercialisation grants program.
Joint media release with Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment the Hon. Dan Tehan MP
The Morrison Government has given regulatory approval for a commercial rocket launch to take place later this year from a newly licensed launch facility in South Australia.
Interview discusses Afghanistan, vaccine, mRNA and lockdowns
Discovering the science behind beer making, taking a virtual reality tour of the universe and solving ecological crimes with eco-botany are just some of the ways Australians can get involved in National Science Week 2021.
Australian manufacturers can now apply for a share of $800 million in funding for major job creating projects under the Collaboration Stream of the Morrison Government’s $1.3 billion Modern Manufacturing Initiative.
Joint media release with the Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia The Hon. David Littleproud MP
An extra-terrestrial parcel of Australian Golden wattle seeds has returned safely to earth and is undergoing biosecurity screening following its journey into space.
The Hon Michelle Landry MP
Joint media release with Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia the Hon Keith Pitt MP
The Coalition Government is supporting mining jobs and exports in central Queensland through a Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) loan to the Olive Downs metallurgical coal project.
Joint media release with Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt, Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor, and Senator for Queensland Susan McDonald
Work has officially begun on a major new energy project backed by a Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) loan which will help to secure energy supply across north Queensland and support more than 500 jobs during construction and 30 ongoing jobs.
Joint media release with Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt, Member for Herbert Phillip Thompson, and Senator for Queensland Susan McDonald
James Cook University (JCU) can push ahead with major works on its new Technology Innovation Complex that will create new jobs in the region, after the loan from the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) reached financial close.
Joint media release with Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt
A Bill to implement a series of important Coalition Government reforms to the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) has passed through Parliament paving the way for new wave of job-creating investment in the north.
Joint media release with Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt
The Coalition Government is injecting over $1.42 billion directly into northern Australia to help boost jobs and economic growth as the nation recovers from the impacts of COVID-19. The north will further benefit from a suite of national budget measures.
Joint media release with Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt, Member for Herbert Phillip Thompson, and Senator for Queensland Susan McDonald
A new high-performance training centre for the North Queensland Cowboys NRL team has officially opened in Townsville, providing state-of-the-art sports medical and research facilities for the city and north Queensland.
Joint media release with Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt
The Coalition Government today outlined a major new investment package that will further support new job creation, digital connectivity and grow businesses throughout Australia’s north.
Joint media release with Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt, Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor, Member for Herbert Phillip Thompson and Senator for Queensland Susan McDonald
A major energy project which will create 500 construction jobs and deliver affordable, reliable electricity for north Queensland has been secured thanks to support from the Liberal National Government through the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) and Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).
Joint media release with Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt
Significant reforms to the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) that will speed up its delivery and broaden its scope to support job-creating projects have passed a major step through parliament, despite the efforts of two southern MPs to delay it.
Joint media release with Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt, and Senator for Queensland Susan McDonald
The Coalition Government is backing the expansion of a fertiliser company in north Queensland to help grow its exports and create jobs for current and future generations.
The Hon Karen Andrews MP
Joint media release with Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management David Littleproud
The Morrison-McCormack Government is helping local food and beverage manufacturers capitalise on the global appetite for Australian made products, with funding now available for projects in the sector under the $1.3 billion Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI).
Joint media release with the Member for Grey, Rowan Ramsey MP
Australia’s space sector is set to rocket to new heights, with the first ever launch facility licence granted to local company Southern Launch.
Tea bag rockets, doughnut-flinging robots and a singing palaeontologist are among the events being supported by the Morrison Government’s 2021 National Science Week grants.
Doorstop to discuss conduct in Parliament House, Manufacturing Strategy.
Joint media release with the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, the Hon Dan Tehan MP
The Morrison Government today launches a range of digital tools to help Australian businesses to reach new international markets and customers.
The Morrison Government is injecting more than $1 million into two Australian space technology businesses, as part of its efforts to get more local companies involved in NASA’s Moon to Mars program and create new Australian jobs.
Joint media release with the Assistant Minister for Industry Development, the Hon Senator Jonno Duniam
The Morrison Government is making sure there are no underweight carrots left out for the Easter Bunny this year, with a week-long blitz of fruit and vegetable retailers beginning ahead of the Easter weekend.
Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash
The Morrison Government is putting the mental health of small business owners first with the with the launch of a coaching and support program.
Joint media release with the Prime Minister, the Hon Scott Morrison MP
The Morrison Government will protect Australia’s family-owned automotive businesses and their employees from the growing power imbalance with multi-national car companies by introducing new significant financial penalties for wrongdoing under the Franchising Code of Conduct.
The Australian Government has appointed the Honorable Mr Bruce Billson as the new Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman.
Joint media release with Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor
Small businesses across Australia are getting support from the Morrison Government to cut energy costs, putting more money back in the pockets of business owners as we recover from COVID-19.
Joint media release with the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology the Hon Karen Andrews MP and the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Housing the Hon Michael Sukkar MP
The Morrison Government has today launched a set of principles to guide agreements between car dealers and manufacturers, as part of our commitment to deliver the best outcome for Australian consumers.
Australia’s large businesses will have to report on their use of questionable practices to small business suppliers with the release of the Payment Times Reporting Scheme Rules and Guidance Material.
Thousands of large Australian businesses have been invited to register early for the Morrison Government’s new Payment Times Reporting Scheme which requires large businesses with a total annual income of over $100 million to publicly report their payment terms and practices to their small business suppliers.
Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business Michaelia Cash delivered opening remarks to the APEC SME Ministerial Meeting.
Interview discusses Victorian lockdowns, JobMaker Hiring Credit and Jobs.
Interview discusses the JobMaker Hiring Credit and Victoria’s ongoing lockdown.