LNP senator Matt Canavan is making moves in the senate – he just put this on the senate papers:

That the following matter be referred to the Economics References Committee for inquiry and report by the last sitting day
in 2025:
The current health and future of the Australian metals manufacturing industry including the alumina, aluminium, lead, zinc, copper and nickel industries, with reference to:
(a) the impact of increasing energy costs, technological change, industrial relation regimes, workforce challenges and the
broader regulatory environment;
(b) distortions in global supply chains that impact the viability of Australian metals manufacturing;
(c) the cost of metals manufacturing businesses meeting climate change targets;
(d) the viability of government interventions to sustain Australian metals manufacturing;
(e) the potential for energy investments to help reduce costs for Australian metals manufacturing;
(f) the viability of further public-private partnerships;
(g) the impact on regions, our national security and economy if metals manufacturing declines in Australia; and
(h) any other related matter.