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Alex Hawke
Shadow Minister for Industry and Innovation
Manager of Opposition Business in the House
MEDIA RELEASE
11 February 2026
LABOR HELD SECRET MEETING WITH NRF
Labor MPs held a secret meeting with the Albanese Labor Government’s $15 billion flagship industry fund.
The Hon Alex Hawke MP
Shadow Minister for Industry and Innovation
Manager of Opposition Business in the House
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Interview with Kieran Gilbert, News Day, Sky News
9 February 2026
Topics: Liberal Party, National Party,
E&OE…
The Hon Alex Hawke MP
Shadow Minister for Industry and Innovation
Manager of Opposition Business in the House
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Doorstop interview, APH
9 February 2026
Topics: Liberal Party, Newspoll
E&OE…
Journalist
Does Sussan Ley have the support of the party room?
Alex Hawke
Well, obviously she does and everybody’s saying that in the whole party room.
The Hon Alex Hawke MP
Shadow Minister for Industry and Innovation
Manager of Opposition Business in the House
The Albanese Labor Government has officially admitted its green energy fantasy is commercially unviable, rewriting the $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund’s (NRF) Investment Mandate to lock in guaranteed losses for Australian taxpayers.
In a stunning reversal, the Government will slash the mega fund’s return target for the new $5 billion Net Zero Fund to significantly below the government’s own cost of borrowing.
The Hon Alex Hawke MP
Shadow Minister for Industry and Innovation
Manager of Opposition Business in the House
LABOR VOTE AGAINST MORE QUESTION TIME TRANSPARENCY - AGAIN
For the second time this parliamentary term, the Albanese Labor Government has chosen to arrogantly shut down more Question Time scrutiny by blocking reforms to the Standing Orders.