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House Standing Committee on Primary Industries - Perth, WA

4 November 2026

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Public hearing of the House Standing Committee on Primary Industries with the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia on critical minerals, social licence and economic development.

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Hearing with Chamber of Minerals and Energy Western Australia

14:45

Opening statements

14:45

Ms Meryl Swanson, Chair — opening of hearing and explanation of proceedings

14:45

Mr Matt Burnell — self-introduction

15:15

Ms Trish Cook — self-introduction

15:21

Ms Meryl Swanson, Chair — self-introduction and welcome to witnesses

15:30

Mr Aaron Walker — introduction

15:59

Intervenant 4 — request for online participant introduction

16:02

Ms Anita Logiudice — introduction

16:05

Ms Meryl Swanson, Chair — procedural remarks and invitation for opening statement

16:13

Mr Aaron Walker — opening statement on WA critical minerals, competitiveness and social licence

16:45

Environmental approvals and EPBC bilateral processes

21:44

Question of Ms Meryl Swanson, Chair on EPBC approvals and state bilaterals

21:44

Traditional owner engagement and Indigenous employment

29:02

Question of Mr Matt Burnell on inconsistencies in traditional owner engagement

29:02

Question of Mr Matt Burnell on relationships between mining companies and First Nations communities

32:26

Question of Mr Matt Burnell on tracking First Nations employment and roles in the resources sector

35:09

Question of Dr Trish Cook on equity and benefits for Indigenous communities from mining and critical minerals

40:36

Energy policy, critical minerals list and offtake agreements

49:22

Question of Ms Meryl Swanson, Chair on WA energy costs, critical minerals list and offtake agreements

49:22

Mr Aaron Walker on SWIS energy costs and implications for value‑adding

51:10

Mr Aaron Walker on reforms to the Critical Minerals List and inclusion of bauxite and alumina

55:12

Mr Aaron Walker on FIRB treatment of offtake agreements and reliance on Chinese demand

57:36

Mr Aaron Walker on the Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve and limits of public support

01:00:42

Ms Meryl Swanson, Chair — thanks to CME witnesses and close of session

01:02:55

Hearing with Mineral Policy Institute — Public hearing of the House Standing Committee on Primary Industries with the Mineral Policy Institute

01:04:27

Opening statements

01:04:27

Ms Meryl Swanson, Chair — welcome to Mineral Policy Institute and request for identification

01:04:27

Dr Charles Roche — introduction of role

01:04:38

Mr Gwenal Valles — introduction of role

01:04:43

Ms Meryl Swanson, Chair — committee introductions and hearing formalities

01:04:45

Dr Charles Roche — opening statement on Mineral Policy Institute and social licence

01:05:53

Mr Gwenal Valles — opening statement on militarisation, gallium and Jarrah Forest

01:12:57

Critical minerals, militarisation and social licence

01:17:53

Question of Ms Meryl Swanson, Chair, to Mr Gwenal Valles on defence lens and militarisation in critical minerals policy

01:17:53

Question of Ms Trish Cook on national social licence, land-use conflicts and mine closure legacies

01:24:25

Question of Mr Matt Burnell on community expectations for social licence and cohesion with mining operations

01:31:41

Question of Mr Matt Burnell on role of external activist groups in social licence debates

01:35:17

Question of Ms Meryl Swanson, Chair, on balancing national defence priorities with environmental and social governance for critical minerals

01:37:40

Question of Mr Matt Burnell on public literacy about critical minerals in everyday life

01:43:52

Hearing with Cantilever Future Solutions

02:39:27

Opening statements

02:39:27

Ms Meryl Swanson, Chair — opening of Cantilever Future Solutions hearing

02:39:27

Ms Bronwyn Campbell — introduction

02:39:38

Mr Luke Blackbourn — introduction

02:39:42

Ms Meryl Swanson, Chair — invitation for committee introductions

02:39:48

Ms Trish Cook — introduction

02:39:57

Mr Matt Burnell — introduction

02:40:09

Ms Meryl Swanson, Chair — electorate introduction and procedural remarks

02:40:14

Mr Luke Blackbourn — opening statement on Cantilever submission and recommendations

02:40:49

National social licence frameworks and structured stakeholder engagement

02:42:55

Question of Ms Meryl Swanson, Chair, on whether national social licence requirements add red tape for proponents

02:42:55

Question of Ms Meryl Swanson, Chair, on examples of good and poor social licence practice

02:47:16

Question of Ms Trish Cook on the content of a social licence framework and good practice

02:57:18

Question of Ms Meryl Swanson, Chair, on what active social licence looks like in project studies

03:02:21

Question of Mr Matt Burnell on cost–benefit of social baseline assessments

03:08:43

Question of Mr Matt Burnell on critical minerals literacy and public education

03:11:19

Question of Mr Matt Burnell on rebuilding trust after historic poor mining relationships

03:13:12

Question of Ms Trish Cook on educating remote communities and balancing power imbalances

03:15:10

Question of Ms Meryl Swanson, Chair, on community priorities, workforce pressures and the Engagement Institute

03:21:06

Hearing with WA Department of Energy and Economic Diversification

03:28:49

Opening statements

03:28:49

Ms Meryl Swanson, Chair — Opening of session and introductions

03:28:49

Mr David Alexander — Opening statement on WA critical minerals and social licence

03:30:16

Federal–state cooperation, approvals reform and production tax credits

03:35:14

Question of Ms Meryl Swanson, Chair, on federal–state cooperation on critical minerals

03:35:14

Question of Ms Meryl Swanson, Chair, on bilateral agreement-making processes

03:38:01

Question of Ms Meryl Swanson, Chair, on Mr Alexander’s approvals reform role

03:38:49

Question of Ms Meryl Swanson, Chair, on production tax credits and project financing gaps

03:39:24

Question of Ms Meryl Swanson, Chair, on Western Australia’s energy supply challenges

03:46:38

Question of Mr Matt Burnell on grid intermittency, Royalties for Regions and regional housing

03:48:55

Question of Ms Trish Cook on Royalties for Regions health funding and regional power reliability

03:57:51

Hearing with Association of Mining and Exploration Companies

04:03:38

Opening statements

04:03:38

Introductions of AMEC witnesses and committee members

04:03:38

Mr Warren Pearce — Opening statement on critical minerals opportunities and policy settings

04:04:44

Project mapping, land-use overlap and multi‑user coordination

04:09:04

Question of Ms Meryl Swanson, Chair, on national mapping of critical minerals projects and competing land uses

04:09:04

Question of Ms Trish Cook on adding environmental, First Nations and housing layers to land‑use mapping

04:16:48

Question of Ms Trish Cook on long project timeframes and how government can speed critical minerals approvals

04:19:46

Approvals frameworks, bilateral agreements and project timeframes

04:24:14

Question of Ms Trish Cook on national social licence frameworks and approvals process mapping

04:24:14

Question of Ms Meryl Swanson on state–Commonwealth environmental assessment and approval bilaterals

04:29:27

Question of Mr Matt Burnell on best‑case project approval timeframes

04:34:26

Question of Ms Meryl Swanson on common‑user infrastructure and processing facilities

04:37:07

Question of Mr Matt Burnell on cost savings from shorter approvals timelines

04:41:06

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House Standing Committee on Primary Industries - Perth, WA

4 November 2026

House Standing Committee on Primary Industries Wed, 4 Nov 2026 Parliament of Australia

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Speaker 3

I declare open the public hearing of the Standing Committee on Primary Industries' inquiry into factors shaping social license and economic development outcomes in critical minerals projects across Australia in Perth. I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands from which we meet today and pay respects to elders, past and present, of the Indigenous peoples across Australia. This hearing will be audio broadcast, and the transcript of proceedings will be published on the Parliament's website. And I'd now like to invite members of the committee to introduce themselves. I'll commence to my right.

15:15 - 15:21

Speaker 1

Thank you, Chair. Matt Burnell, federal member for Spence, northern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia.

15:21 - 15:29

Speaker 2

Hello, Trish Cook, the new federal seat of Bullwinkel in Perth Hills, including some regional areas of the Wheatbelt.

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