The Hon Keith Pitt MP Media Releases
Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt welcomed the commitment from BHP today that it would fund and train 3,500 new Australian apprenticeship and training positions.
Joint media release with Minister for Education Dan Tehan, Assistant Minister for Northern Australia Michelle Landry, Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch, and Senator for Queensland Susan McDonald.
The Coalition Government’s Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) is set to play a vital role in supporting CQUniversity Australia (CQU) through the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Liberal National Government welcomes the NSW Independent Planning Commission’s (IPC) approval of Santos’ Narrabri gas project.
Joint media release with Assistant Minister for Northern Australia Michelle Landry
The Coalition Government will turbo charge its investment program for northern Australia to make it easier for projects to receive funding and to generate economic development and jobs as the country emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Joint media release with Assistant Minister for Northern Australia Michelle Landry, Minister for Youth and Sport Richard Colbeck, Member for Herbert Phillip Thompson, and Senator for Queensland Susan McDonald.
Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt has demonstrated ongoing Government support for projects in Townsville after inspecting construction work at the North Queensland Cowboys NRL club.
Australia’s resource and energy export earnings are forecast to remain strong over the next two years after hitting a record $290 billion in 2019–20, despite the pressures the COVID-19 pandemic placed on the sector.
Australia will be well placed to make full use of our diverse resources under the $1.9 billion investment package in future energy technologies, including opportunities for the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) to reduce emissions and strengthen power generation in Australia, as well as investments in advanced coal technology.
Gas will help re-establish a strong economy as part of the Government’s JobMaker plan, making energy affordable for families and businesses and supporting jobs as part of Australia’s recovery from the COVID-19 recession.
On 28 February 2020, the Australian Senate referred the provisions of the National Radioactive Waste Management Amendment (Site Specification, Community Fund and Other Measures) Bill 2020 to the Senate Standing Committee on Economics for inquiry and report. The Australian Government welcomes the report released today by the Committee.
Joint media release with Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, and the Hon Angus Taylor MP, Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction.
Australia has taken another step forward in its ambition to become a powerhouse in hydrogen production and exports, after the signing of a landmark agreement with Germany.