The Hon. Madeleine King MP, Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia, will Address the National Press Club on “The bedrock of our security”.
In her National Press Club address, the Federal Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia will discuss the revolution happening in our resources sector as the world looks to Australia to supply the critical minerals and rare earths needed not only for its economic security, but for strategic security. Minister King will also talk about the important role that Australia’s energy exports are playing in supporting our economy and a Future Made in Australia.
In an uncertain world, Australia is stepping up to its responsibility to provide the minerals our partners and allies need to meet a fast evolving security landscape.
The Hon. Madeleine King was first sworn in as Federal Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia on 1 June 2022 and was reappointed to the role after the re-election of the Albanese Labor Government in May 2025.
Minister King was first elected to Parliament in 2016, representing the seat of Brand on the outskirts of Perth, where she was born and grew up.
The seat encompasses the Cities of Rockingham and Kwinana and contains some of Perth’s heavy industries, including the HMAS Stirling naval base on Garden Island and the Kwinana Industrial Area. King’s father worked at the BP oil refinery in Kwinana and her mother and grandmother ran a drapery store in Rockingham.
Minister King was promoted to the shadow ministry in 2018 and has served as Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs and Small Business, Shadow Minister for Trade and Shadow Minister for Resources.
Before entering parliament Minister King held senior executive roles at The University of Western Australia and served as the inaugural Chief Operating Officer at the Perth USAsia Centre.
Minister King has a strong interest in ensuring the benefits of economic development are shared fairly and create opportunities for all segments of Australian society.
Minister King has a law degree from the University of Western Australia in Perth.
She is also a keen hockey enthusiast, and was a member of the WA Women’s Masters Hockey Team from 2012 to 2015.
