SPEECHES

Madeleine was sworn in as Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia on 1 June 2022.

 

Minister for Resources

For content relating to Madeleine's portfolio responsibilities as Minister for Resources, please visit the Department of Industry, Sciences and Resources website.

 

Minister for Northern Australia

For content relating to the Madeleine’s portfolio responsibilities as Minister for Northern Australia, please visit the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts website.

 

Speeches published below relates to Madeleine's shadow portfolios while in Opposition.

VIDEO MESSAGE: APPEA CONFERENCE, BRISBANE

19 May 2022

Hi, I'm Madeleine King, Labor's Shadow Minister for Resources and Trade. I'm also the member for Brand in Western Australia. I'd like to welcome everyone here today to the APPEA Conference in Brisbane.

I'd like to start by acknowledging the traditional owners of the country that I am on here in Dampier, but also that you are all on right around the country.

NORTH BY NORTHWEST: LABOR’S PLAN FOR TRADE DIVERSIFICATION

05 May 2022

Only Labor has a clear plan to diversify both the products Australia exports and the nations we export to. An Albanese Labor Government will reconnect Australia to its region, and do the work needed to get our trading relationships back on track.

SPEECH TO THE ABCC: TRADE AGREEMENTS MUST WORK FOR AUSTRALIA

14 March 2022

Labor is the party of free, fair and open trade. Labor knows trade diversification is key to the future prosperity of this country.
 
But we need to grow the products we sell, not just the markets we sell them to.

SPEECH TO THE WA LABOR STATE CONFERENCE: ENDURING LABOR VALUES

03 October 2021

Delegates, Labor in Government has been the most effective force for good in our nation’s history.
 
I say that without qualification or hesitation.
 
Almost every significant reform that has built Australia and progressed our national interest was conceived, developed, implemented, and defended by Labor governments.