QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator MULHOLLAND (Queensland) (14:27): They just love yelling over women! My question is to the Minister for— An honourable senator interjecting— Senator MULHOLLAND: There we go! My question is to the Minister for Industry and Innovation, Senator Ayres.

The Albanese Labor government is making our nation more resilient by driving investment in our regions and industries. Today, the government announced that it will invest, with the Queensland government, in securing the future of the Boyne aluminium smelter in Gladstone. What does this investment mean for Australia's sovereign capability, international competitiveness and energy grid?