Keith Pitt (Hinkler, National Party, Minister for Resources and Water) Share this | Hansard source

To reiterate the Prime Minister's position, we are not closing coal, oil and gas projects in this country. We are not. With regards to the emissions piece that the member has raised, this is pretty straightforward. The Beetaloo Basin is not currently online. For those who know anything about the resources actor, you will know that these projects and these basins deplete over time. That is why we must have a pipeline of projects in this country to make sure we can continue to supply gas, not only for our domestic consumption but to meet our international contracts.

We only have to look at what happened in the recent pandemic. This country maintained its reputation as a reliable supplier. In fact, it exceeded all expectations, by delivering on contracts, meeting its commitments and providing resources and energy to its trading partners, which has kept the lights on, not just here but right around the world—in South Korea, in Japan and in other countries where we have trade agreements and contracts which we have met. I say to those opposite, and I say to the member asking the question—

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