Tim Ayres

Latest speeches

1. Senate Chamber (part 2 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 17 September 2026

   • Future Made in Australia: heavy industry, energy costs and political conflict

     “Whyalla Steel. And what you need to do if you're serious about dealing with Australia's industrial capability is start approaching these issues through the prism of the truth. Now there's senior representatives of the parties over here, the Liberals and…”

     Watch from 1:11:50

   • Future Made in Australia: heavy industry, energy costs and political conflict

     “Well, the risks, President, are if you don't take a fair dinkum approach. If you're not honest about the problems that confront these businesses, then you can't be part of the solution. Now, we have delivered for those heavy industry…”

     Watch from 1:18:21

2. Senate Chamber (part 2 of 3) · Australian Parliament · 16 September 2026

   • Domestic gas reservation: government policy and parliamentary support

     “You can't build a future for industries like Whyalla Steel if you are frightened of the future yourselves and if you tell deliberate falsehoods about what happened at the Whyalla blast furnace. And you can't build a future for Whyalla…”

     Watch from 15:24

3. Senate Chamber · Australian Parliament · 15 September 2026

   • Minister Ayres: public interest immunity on housing modelling

     “Thank you. As, as I indicated, I think last time I appeared on a Tuesday morning in relation to these questions, a Tuesday afternoon, I should say, in relation to order for production of documents number 27, the government has…”

     Watch from 12:08

4. Senate Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 14 September 2026

   • Government and crossbench debate AI urgency suspension

     “And this if if there was any seriousness at all, any political seriousness at all from the Greens political party and not a desperate attempt to cover over their catastrophic last couple of days, then then there would not be…”

     Watch from 18:31

   • Question Time: gas policy, export taxes and AI data centres

     “Rather than, rather than as Senator Wong's indicated, sort of building the case for excuses and a political rationale for blocking this reform, you should probably just apologize to working Australians if you're going to let them down. You should…”

     Watch from 4:31:42

5. Senate Chamber (part 2 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 10 September 2026

   • Government gas reservation policy: Ghosh & Ayres Q&A

     “Well, thank you to Senator Ghosh, President. Today, the Albanese Labor government announced our plan for a domestic gas reservation. It is a landmark Labor reform. It will deliver affordable gas for Australians and shield our economy from global shocks.…”

     Watch from 20:34

6. Hon. Chris Bowen MP and Senator the Hon. Tim Ayres - Press Conference · Australian Parliament · 10 September 2026

   • Ayres: industrial policy, jobs and investment rationale

     “Madeleine, thank you. I we need a three-lectern press room. I do want to make a few comments about this. This is a landmark Albanese Labor government reform that will fundamentally change our gas market so that we are securing…”

     Watch from 20:22

   • Q&A: industrial investment examples, Victoria supply and scheme calibration

     “Let me respond to Andrew. Well, firstly, Andrew, the Western Australian scheme has led not just to industrial capability being maintained in Western Australia, but big and important investments for Australia. The Perdaman fertilizer facility. We have no urea production…”

     Watch from 32:23