Prime Minister Anthony Albanese officially opens Resources Technology Showcase after landing in Perth
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has touched down in WA and made a beeline to the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre to launch the Resources Technology Showcase.
The Labor leader went straight from the airport on Sunday to the free three-day event, where the State’s biggest mining and energy companies — and the businesses that service them — are showing off the latest advances and cutting-edge technology in the sector.
Innovations in the defence and space industries are also on show.
“One of the benefits of something like the showcase is … it is an advertisement for what the jobs of the future are going to look like as well, with new technology and new resources driving those jobs,” Mr Albanese said before his visit.
As part of the event, organised by The West Australian publisher Seven West Media, WesTrac has brought some of its colossal Cat mining and construction machinery into Supreme Court Gardens.
A major highlight is a jam-packed conference on Tuesday, where Premier Mark McGowan will take part in panel discussions with key Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting executives, while BHP’s iron ore boss Brandon Craig will deliver one of the keynote speeches.
There’ll also be in-depth conversations with Seven Group Holdings chief executive Ryan Stokes, Woodside Energy chairman Richard Goyder and Mineral Resources managing director Chris Ellison.
While in Perth, the Prime Minister will also attend the Eagles-Dockers western derby — and diplomatically declined to say which side he would barrack for, hoping for a “close, exciting game”.
Mr Albanese described the event as “awesome”.
“What an awesome event being held here in Western Australia,” he said.
“And the best thing about it isn’t really looking at the companies, looking at the adults — it’s the kids. Thousands of them, our future, looking at future jobs, future industries, future technologies.
“Looking at career paths which will give them secure work into the future.”
Mr Albanese said his Government was “a great supporter of the resources sector”.
“We see the opportunities which are there across all of these facilities. We’re looking at industries that will grow with the shift to clean energy, the opportunity that we have for lithium not just to be mined here, but to be turned into batteries right here in Western Australia,” he said.
“What we need to do is to continue to export our resources, but where we can value-add using technology, using innovation and Australia has always been so good at science and innovation. What we haven’t always been good at is commercialising those opportunities.
“What this does today is do that and inspire these young Australians to go into these future career paths, which will provide good, secure well-paid jobs and importantly continue to drive the Australian economy.”
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has touched down in WA and made a beeline to the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre to launch the Resources Technology Showcase.
The Labor leader went straight from the airport on Sunday to the free three-day event, where the State’s biggest mining and energy companies — and the businesses that service them — are showing off the latest advances and cutting-edge technology in the sector.
Innovations in the defence and space industries are also on show.
“One of the benefits of something like the showcase is … it is an advertisement for what the jobs of the future are going to look like as well, with new technology and new resources driving those jobs,” Mr Albanese said before his visit.
As part of the event, organised by The West Australian publisher Seven West Media, WesTrac has brought some of its colossal Cat mining and construction machinery into Supreme Court Gardens.
A major highlight is a jam-packed conference on Tuesday, where Premier Mark McGowan will take part in panel discussions with key Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting executives, while BHP’s iron ore boss Brandon Craig will deliver one of the keynote speeches.
There’ll also be in-depth conversations with Seven Group Holdings chief executive Ryan Stokes, Woodside Energy chairman Richard Goyder and Mineral Resources managing director Chris Ellison.
While in Perth, the Prime Minister will also attend the Eagles-Dockers western derby — and diplomatically declined to say which side he would barrack for, hoping for a “close, exciting game”.
Mr Albanese described the event as “awesome”.
“What an awesome event being held here in Western Australia,” he said.
“And the best thing about it isn’t really looking at the companies, looking at the adults — it’s the kids. Thousands of them, our future, looking at future jobs, future industries, future technologies.
“Looking at career paths which will give them secure work into the future.”
Mr Albanese said his Government was “a great supporter of the resources sector”.
“We see the opportunities which are there across all of these facilities. We’re looking at industries that will grow with the shift to clean energy, the opportunity that we have for lithium not just to be mined here, but to be turned into batteries right here in Western Australia,” he said.
“What we need to do is to continue to export our resources, but where we can value-add using technology, using innovation and Australia has always been so good at science and innovation. What we haven’t always been good at is commercialising those opportunities.
“What this does today is do that and inspire these young Australians to go into these future career paths, which will provide good, secure well-paid jobs and importantly continue to drive the Australian economy.”
