Speeches & transcripts

Interview with Kieran Gilbert, Sky News about the Jobs and Skills Summit, enterprise agreements, ministerial code, plan to grow the agricultural workforce and the tripartite agriculture working group, and visas.

Doorstop at the Job & Skills Summit on agriculture tripartite working group, collaboration at the Jobs and Skills Summit, agricultural workforce; visas and free TAFE places.

Interview with Paul Culliver, ABC Capricornia on the Jobs and Skills Summit, Drought Grants, Greens’ Proposal for an Energy Transition Authority. 

Interview with Sally Rope, ABC Gold Coast on biosecurity risks and outbreaks, white spot disease and the Jobs and Skills Summit

Interview with Tom Connell, Sky News about foot-and-mouth disease and the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.

Press conference in the Lockyear Valley on floods; Disaster Ready Fund; fast-tracking disaster funding; Special Envoy for Disaster Recovery; foot and mouth disease taskforce; focus on biosecurity; fireweed.

Interview with Andy Park, ABC RN Drive on the National Biosecurity Strategy, foot-and-mouth disease

Interview with Steve Austin, ABC Brisbane Drive on the National Biosecurity Strategy; cooperation between the states and territories; biosecurity threats; foot and mouth disease; the Ekka

Interview with Kieran Glibert, Sky News on the National Biosecurity Strategy, ag visa, live sheep exports, emergency management and recovery

Address to the National Rural Press Club on the importance of biosecurity measures, climate mitigation and the agricultural workforce