Slade Brockman (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator Canavan. I represent the state of WA, where mining is a key contributor to employment and the local economy, which you addressed earlier this week. I note in the gallery the presence of Patrick Hill, Shire President of Laverton, in whose shire are many very important mines for Western Australia. Could you outline the contribution the resources sector makes to our economy and to the whole of Australia?