Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Senator Pocock. I accept that both you and the people who have travelled to Canberra to voice their opinions are sincere in their beliefs, but they are not beliefs that are shared by the Australian government. As I say, this development, from our point of view, is all about helping facilitate the transition towards a net zero economy—and I know, Senator Pocock, that's something that you believe in. It's certainly something the Labor Party believes in, and I'm sure the people who have come to Canberra to speak with people share that view as well. This development, as I say, is about things like investing in and developing hydrogen facilities using solar energy, green ammonia production and critical minerals processing for use in energy storage batteries. These are the kinds of things that we are going to need if we are actually going to achieve the net zero transition that I believe in, that I think you believe in and that I'm sure that the people who have come to Canberra believe in.