Senate debates
Wednesday, 3 December 2014
Motions
Coal Industry
3:44 pm
Barry O'Sullivan (Queensland, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
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That the Senate notes:
(a) that the black coal industry is Australia's second highest export commodity, and indeed, Australia is the world's leading coal exporter, and is the world's fifth largest producer of coal; and
(b) that, in 2009 10, Australia exported 293.4 million tonnes of black coal to 33 destinations and directly employed 54 900 Australians.
Question agreed to.