Despite Labor’s grandstanding about its credentials as a climate leader, in March 2023, the federal minister for resources, Madeleine King, signalled the continuation of “business as usual” in her resources statement to Parliament, saying:
Some fail to acknowledge this, but Australia’s coal and gas resources are essential for energy security, stability and reliability both domestically and across the Asia-Pacific and will be needed for decades. From Hanoi to Hyderabad, Seoul to Singapore, families rely on Australia’s natural resources to provide the energy security they need.
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