34914 (2025). Lan Pham to the Minister for Resources

Written Question

Published date: 31 Jul 2025

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	34914 (2025)
Question asked:	15 Jul 2025
Member asking:	Lan Pham
Portfolio:	Minister for Resources
Minister replying:	Hon Shane Jones
Answer received:	24 Jul 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_34914_2025
Document guid:	5f66d061-7d2a-4148-9ac7-7bbeb57ddbae

34914 (2025). Lan Pham to the Minister for Resources: Further to Reply 31466, what assertion does he not agree with, and what advice, if any, is he basing this answer off, listed by title and date?

Hon Shane Jones: I disagree with the assertion that the $200m set aside in Budget 2025 is a fossil fuel subsidy. The Government has made it clear that any investment of this funding in new gas fields is intended to be on commercial terms, and not a subsidy. I have received advice from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, which was informed by advice from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. This advice was provided to Hon Chris Bishop and me in the briefing "BRIEFING-REQ-0012016 – Budget initiatives for gas security of supply" on 27 March 2025.