Matthew Canavan (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Minister for Resources and Northern Australia) Share this | Hansard source

As I was saying, this resource is potentially of a size similar to those in the United States. Those that have followed this, or looked at this, could easily see the development of their shale oil resources—the Canning Basin is also a shale oil resource—in the US has helped rekindle the manufacturing industry and jobs in the US, and brought jobs back to the US that had left over the last couple of decades to other countries with cheaper manufacturing.

I believe in manufacturing in this country. I believe we should support our manufacturing sector and anybody in this place—and I can hear a few people whispering in my ear over there—who says no to the development of our oil and gas resources is also saying no to manufacturing jobs in this country. And if you say no to resource development you are also saying no to jobs and you're especially saying no to good high-paying jobs in our factories across Australia.

Senator Whish-Wilson interjecting—