MCA Welcomes New Federal Cabinet
The Minerals Council of Australia congratulates Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on the appointment of his new Ministry and extends its thanks to outgoing Ministers for their service to Australia.
The MCA congratulates Madeleine King on her reappointment as Minister for Resources, and Minister for Northern Australia and acknowledges her consistent support for the mining sector.
We also welcome Murray Watt to the role of Minister for the Environment and Water, Amanda Rishworth to the role of Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Tim Ayres to the role of Minister for Industry and Innovation, and Minister for Science, and Anthony Chisholm to the newly-created role of Assistant Minister for Resources.
We look forward to working closely with all current and incoming Ministers to support policy outcomes that ensure the continued strength and sustainability of the Australian economy.
We also look forward to working with Treasurer Jim Chalmers on his productivity agenda and with returning Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen to achieve affordable, reliable and clean energy.
The MCA extends our thanks to outgoing Ministers Ed Husic and to Tanya Plibersek, former Environment Minister and now Minister for Social Services, for their leadership and dedication throughout their respective tenures in portfolios directly related to the minerals sector.
Australia’s minerals sector is central to the nation’s prosperity – supporting over 1.2 million jobs, contributing more than $455 billion in export earnings last year, and playing a vital role in the global energy transition through the supply of critical minerals.
With the new Ministry in place, the MCA is committed to working collaboratively with the Albanese Government to support a stable and competitive investment environment, ensure workplace laws encourage productivity and flexibility, deliver a balanced and affordable approach to energy, and reform environmental approvals to provide faster, clearer decisions.
We urge a re-elected Albanese Government to place investment at the heart of its economic growth strategy, by creating the right conditions to attract the capital needed not only in our sector, but across the broader economy.
A strong focus on skills, training and workforce development must also remain central to the government’s economic agenda, ensuring that Australia has the capability and talent it needs to meet growing demand for critical minerals and resources.
The minerals industry is ready to work with the new Ministry to support the government’s economic and environmental ambitions – from building sovereign capability and strengthening regional Australia.
We look forward to working constructively with Prime Minister Albanese and his new ministerial team to achieve these shared goals.
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