“The terrible war in Ukraine is a stark reminder for Australians, that we should be more determined to build up our defence,” Ms Rinehart’s statement said. She said Australia should also be “more determined to be more self sufficient, including in what is needed for our defence, plus critical minerals and medicines”. “And not take measures to disrupt our industries, hospitals and homes, with measures that hamper production and make our fuel and electricity expensive and or unreliable,” Ms Rinehart said. “In my view, we should be rushing to cut government tape to make all this possible, and to make more investment and production possible as quickly as we can, to build up our revenue, so that we can defend ourselves.