Federal Industry Minister Tim Ayres joined Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings to discuss the government’s $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund, highlighting a $75 million investment in Gladstone’s critical minerals facility and broader plans to reindustrialise regional Australia.

The conversation also sparked a debate over energy policy, focusing on domestic gas reservation, rising power prices, and whether nuclear power or renewables should fuel the nation’s heavy industry.

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