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House of RepresentativesThursday 17 September 2026

QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Mr ALBANESE (Grayndler—Prime Minister) (14:31): As the member is aware, I leave tomorrow and so I have— Mr Hastie interjecting— Mr ALBANESE: It's a serious issue for the people of Whyalla. I'll pair up how many times I've been to Whyalla compared with the frontbench there. We'll add it up.

I don't know if the member for Canning's been to Whyalla—or the Leader of the Opposition. He's probably been there to check that it was still there. Remember when they were in government?

They said it would disappear off the map. We're working constructively with the Malinauskas government. We'll continue to do so.

We'll continue to engage as well with the administrators, who are working through what is a very complex issue, largely because of a failure by the previous owners, GFG, to invest. That is just a fact. That is just a fact.

SourceHouse of Representatives, Thursday 17 September 2026 — official recordTA-260917-house-19159e46b17f:s140