Nationals leader Matt Canavan has slammed a recent announcement from Anthony Albanese as an ‘admission of failure’. Nationals leader Matt Canavan has slammed a recent announcement from Anthony Albanese as an ‘admission of failure’. Credit: Supplied Source KnownNationals leader Matt Canavan says Anthony Albanese’s announcement of a proposed new oil refinery in Western Australia is an “admission of failure” of his government’s policies. “Yesterday’s announcement is an admission of defeat, an admission of failure from this government that their net zero policies have failed,” Mr Canavan told Today Show host Sam Armytage. “I don’t see how you can be saying you’re pursuing net zero if you want to build oil refineries.”