Minerals Council of Australia Criticises Proposed IR Changes Amid Net Zero Pursuit

Minerals Council of Australia Criticises Proposed IR Changes Amid Net Zero Pursuit
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese waits before the start of a meeting with NATO's Indo-Pacific partners during the NATO summit, in Vilnius on July 12, 2023. Ludovic Marin/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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The Minerals Council of Australia called on the federal government not to push through with its proposed industrial relations amendments amid a global boom in clean energy, a sector in which Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Australia would have a significant role to play given its vast natural resources.

“The MCA calls on the Albanese Government to rip up this bill and head back to the drawing board,” the mining lobby group’s CEO, Tania Constable, said on Sept. 4.

Celene Ignacio
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Celene Ignacio is a reporter based in Sydney, Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for S&P Global, BusinessWorld Philippines, and The Manila Times.
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