Zed Seselja (ACT, Liberal Party, Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | Hansard source

Our investments in this year's budget will create more than 9,000 jobs across the country, grow our economy and ensure Australia continues to meet and beat our international commitments. I know that Senator Whish-Wilson will be very pleased with that. Through the 2021-22 budget, we are investing an additional $275 million to accelerate the development of an Australian hydrogen industry. This new funding will increase the government's total support for a hydrogen industry to over $845 million. This package will support an additional four regional hydrogen hubs, in addition to the $70.2 million committed in last year's budget for the first hydrogen hub. We look far and wide around the nation for potential sites, from the Eyre Peninsula in the south to Darwin in the north. Together with our investments in carbon capture and storage, this will create around 2,500 jobs, delivering on our technology-led plan to secure the economic recovery and continue the jobs growth.