Melissa Price (Durack, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

As many of my colleagues would know, I took over as chair of the Friends of Mining and Resources initiative. The resources industry is a key interest of mine, with the Durack electorate accounting for 84.6 per cent of Western Australia's resources sector. I recently had the pleasure of welcoming Shell Australia, to host this initiative and update members on the Shell Prelude FLNG project and how they plan to use this project to generate new wealth, new energy and a new generation of jobs in Australia.

This particular project will boost Western Australia's economy and value-add through an increase in demand for local goods and services, while its $45 billion estimated contribution to Australia's GDP over 25 years will certainly be welcome. This is particularly important for Australia's future growth, as Prelude is estimated to generate $12 billion in total tax revenues. I look forward to witnessing this project's development and its positive effect on Durack and Australia. (Time expired)

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