Media Releases
Joint media release with the Prime Minister the Hon Anthony Albanese MP and Minister for Trade and Tourism, Senator the Hon Don Farrell
The Albanese Government will support a further two major critical minerals projects in Queensland and South Australia, helping deliver the building blocks for a future made in Australia while creating hundreds of jobs and opportunities.
Australia’s resources and energy export earnings are forecast to return to long-term trends over the coming two years on the back of softer world growth and improved supply, but the long-term outlook looks increasingly positive as prices stabilise and demand from India grows.
The Australian Government has agreed to join Landsat Next, the pioneering satellite program led by NASA and the US Geological Survey, which will map and observe the changing surface of the Earth to support mining exploration, monitoring of the Earth’s climate, water and environment, crop and agricultural health, and management of floods, fires and natural disasters.
Joint media release with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese MP, Northern Territory Chief Minister Eva Lawler MLA, and Minister for Trade and Tourism Senator Don Farrell.
The Albanese Government will provide up to $840 million (US$550 million) to help deliver
Australia’s first combined rare earths mine and refinery in the Northern Territory, creating
local jobs and securing Australia’s position as a renewable energy superpower.
Joint media release with Minister for Climate Change and Energy the Hon Chris Bowen MP.
The Albanese Government is helping secure Australia and the world’s renewable energy supply
chains by backing the Kathleen Valley Lithium Project in Western Australia.
Australia and Canada have agreed to work together to improve transparency in critical minerals supply chains and to promote recognition of strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards in critical minerals markets.
Australia is a leading supplier of the minerals the world needs to reach net zero according to the latest Australia’s Identified Mineral Resources (AIMR) report.
Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Madeleine King will visit Canada and the United States from March 3 to 8 to attend a global mining conference and hold high-level talks on the critical minerals needed to support low-emissions technologies.
Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King has placed nickel on the Critical Minerals List, giving nickel companies opportunity to access billions of dollars in Commonwealth funding.
The Australian Government is strengthening safety legislation to better protect people who work on offshore oil and gas projects in Commonwealth waters.