Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amendment

“The NAIF has already delivered more than $4 billion worth of investments across northern Queensland, the NT and northern Western Australia. The few I've mentioned here today illustrate how the NAIF has the capacity to affect positive and lasting change across many sectors, in many communities and in many families. The Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amendment Bill 2026 means that the NAIF will remain a secure, consistent and transparent source of funding to bolster economic development, jobs and infrastructure for our whole nation.”

Australian Labor Party • MP • 11 Mar 2026

“Northern Australia is half of our continent by landmass and home to some of our most dynamic industries, our fastest growing communities and the First Nations peoples whose stewardship of country spans millennia. Of course, a strong north means a strong Australia, and today I'm proud to speak in support of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amendment Bill 2026, which will extend the NAIF, the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility, for a further 10 years. This is a practical, nation-building step that will unlock investment, create jobs, deepen First Nations participation and help secure critical supply chains as we transition to net zero, all while returning significant public benefit well beyond the Commonwealth's outlay—as significant as the Commonwealth's outlay is.”

Australian Labor Party • MP • 11 Mar 2026

“Finally, I'd just say that there are many examples here, whether it's critical minerals, whether it's the future made in Australia, whether it's agriculture—this NAIF forms an essential part of the government's broader economic strategy and meets those broader economic goals. The idea that it continues to 2036 and the idea that its accountability measures are strengthened—I think it's going to give it the longevity that it so desperately needs and create the opportunities which are so abundantly clear. I commend the bill to the House.”

Australian Labor Party • MP • 11 Mar 2026

“This Bill strengthens NAIF's legislative foundation, improves accountability, maintains certainty for investors and ensures the framework remains fit for purpose through the next decade.”

Australian Labor Party • Senator • 12 Mar 2026

“I hope through my speech I have shown just how important both the NAIF and government investment are to northern Australia and what northern Australia means to the rest of the country. We are not the final frontier. We are the future. The NAIF allows us to be the best version of ourselves and will help bring Australia along with us. I commend this bill to the House and all urge all members to back in northern Australia.”

Australian Labor Party • MP • 11 Mar 2026

“This bill strengthens the legislative foundations of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility, enhances accountability, provides certainty to investors and project proponents, ensures that NAIF remains a reliable partner in delivering the long-term infrastructure necessary to grow northern Australia. It's a practical, measured and future focused package of reforms. I've seen with my own eyes the real transformational effects and economic benefits that the NAIF has had in northern Australia—and will continue to have over the next 10 years if this bill is passed. I think, genuinely, if you are a supporter of the people of northern Australia and the NAIF, then you will support this bill. I thank the Senate, and I commend the bill to the Senate.”

Australian Labor Party • Senator • 30 June 2026

“We are supporting this bill. Of course, we support the NAIF. The coalition created the NAIF, and we recognise the importance of continuing this investment. For the communities across Durack and the north, NAIF represents an ongoing commitment to the infrastructure that supports jobs, drives investment and strengthens regional Australia. A thriving north equals a prosperous Australia. It always has; it always will. For that, we need the Northern Australia Infrastructure Fund, which is why the coalition created the fund and why we support this bill today.”

Liberal Party • MP • 11 Mar 2026

“Northern Australia is not a distant frontier; it is central to Australia's prosperity, security and future growth. That is why the coalition supports the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amendment Bill 2026, extending the NAIF for a further 10 years from 30 June 2026 to 30 June 2036.”

Liberal Party • Senator • 30 June 2026

“Northern Australia has always been an exciting and challenging frontier, with incredible and immense opportunities. On this front, the NAIF is perfectly poised to encourage and support investors in converting risk and opportunity into jobs, fostering sustainable communities, delivering transformational infrastructure and helping to secure a strong and more robust overall economy for both the North and the whole of Australia. We should all continue to support the vital work of the NAIF. That's why the federal coalition will be supporting this legislation. I thank the House.”

National Party • MP • 10 Mar 2026