Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Again, I think there are some factual issues with the question. I'll take, for example, Middle Arm. I know there's been a campaign against Middle Arm from the Greens political party. The Australian government's investment in Middle Arm's Sustainable Development Precinct is an investment to support industries critical to meeting our commitment to net zero, including green hydrogen, the manufacture and export of lithium batteries, and renewable energy. The government's investment in Middle Arm is not an investment in gas or an investment in fracking. Those who continue to peddle this conspiracy are failing to engage in the detail of the proposition on Middle Arm that the Australian government has put to the Northern Territory government.

We have a view that we want to transition what has been a very fossil-fuel dependent economy to an economy that is a renewable energy superpower, and we know there is work required to do so. (Time expired)