Mark Bishop (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Can the minister inform the Senate what the Gorgon joint venturer is doing to ensure that Australian firms have full, fair and reasonable opportunity to participate in the project? Does the project have an Australia industry participation plan and if so, how is this plan being implemented? Has the Commonwealth provided funding or other support to facilitate the involvement of local suppliers? What role is the Industry Capability Network playing in assisting the joint venture to implement the plan? Does the plan meet the government’s objective of giving local suppliers—