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Abbott and Newman - Truth or Dare?
Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has turned his back on the
state's booming resources industry, putting at risk billions of
dollars in investment and tens of thousands of mining jobs,
Employment, Skills and Mining Minister Stirling Hinchliffe said
today.
Mr Hinchliffe said Mr Abbott's comments to 2GB's Alan Jones that
landholders should be able to keep gas companies off their
properties was an outrageous statement from the leader of a party
that prides itself on being pro-development.
"Worse, he has turned back the clock on 100 years of mining
tenure in our state," he said.
"All Queenslanders are the owners of the state's rich resources
and all Queenslanders benefit from the royalties that government
collects from the mining companies.
"These royalties help build our schools and hospitals, put police
on the beat and teachers in our classrooms," he said.
"I can't help but wonder whether we should wait until Tony Abbott
puts something in writing. He has form.
"Who could forget Tony Abbott's admission on The 7.30 Report that
unless the words coming from his mouth are scripted, voters can't
trust him to tell the truth?
"So was it Gospel Truth Tony talking to Alan Jones or Phoney
Tony?"
"He's just the same as Campbell Newman who says one thing to
farmers west of the Great Divide and another to corporate chiefs
of industry in the boardrooms of Brisbane.
"He was at it again this afternoon telling 4BC Radio listeners
they could find the LNP's policy on coal seam gas on his website.
There's no policy - it's a Discussion Paper. He hasn't got a
policy. Queenslanders still don't know where he stands on this
important issue.
"The State Government has come up with sensible, workable
solutions that protect jobs and safeguard
environmentally-sensitive areas from mining," he said.
Employment, Skills and Mining
The Honourable Stirling Hinchliffe
12/08/2011
Abbott and Newman - Truth or Dare?
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