Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Kennedy for his question, his ongoing engagement with the government and his strong representation for Queensland's north-west, in particular. We certainly understand the potential of the North West Minerals Province, to go to the specifics in his question. I had a meeting with Andrew Forrest just last week. He is very passionate, as are other people in the business community, about the opportunities that are there for new critical minerals right around the country; north-west Queensland, in particular, has an extraordinary opportunity to advance.

Last month I was very pleased to see the Queensland government's Energy and Jobs Plan, which included the biggest pumped hydro scheme in the world and building transmission infrastructure from Townsville to Hughenden and eventually to Mt Isa. As the member for Kennedy knows, I've visited the Hughenden pub with him—

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