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North Queensland pays dearly for Minister’s underperformance

Minister Assisting Premier on North Queensland has no budget responsibilities Lack of clarity around Coralee O’Rourke’s North Queensland role Annastacia Palaszczuk needs to act to ensure Minister is accountable The Palaszczuk Government’s North Queensland Minister isn’t responsible for any legislation, any budget allocations, or any public servants in her role representing North Queensland […]

LABOR’S VEGETATION MANAGEMENT DISHONESTY EXPOSED

Categories: Shadow Minsterial

The Palaszczuk Government’s dishonesty over the consultation process concerning proposed changes to Queensland’s vegetation management framework has been exposed during budget estimates this week. On Wednesday, Natural Resources Minister, Anthony Lynham, was forced to admit the commitments he had given to rural stakeholders about the consultation process on Labor’s proposed vegetation management amendments had […]

Labor still not listening on vegetation management

Categories: Electorate, Shadow Minsterial

Labor set to push through with unfair vegetation management changes Palaszczuk Government puts politics ahead of good policy LNP Opposition encourages Queenslanders to sign petition to fight for farmers’ rights The Palaszczuk Government has refused to amend its unfair changes to Queensland’s vegetation management framework and looks set to push through with the laws […]

Reject Federal Labor’s vegetation trigger threat

Categories: Shadow Minsterial

Federal Labor’s vegetation trigger to cost jobs, economic development Calls for Queenslanders to reject Labor’s attack on farmers at ballot box Only LNP has plan to protect farmers and landholders Federal Labor’s plan for a ‘vegetation trigger’ on economic development projects under Commonwealth legislation will cost regional Queensland jobs and growth, the LNP Opposition […]

Coralee outsources North Queensland plan to Federal Government

Categories: Shadow Minsterial

After 16 months of procrastination, Labor minister announces her plan for NQ – she’s going to leave it to the feds Four key planks of Labor’s NQ plan depend on Federal Government funding Final priority in plan to be fulfilled by other Ministers. After nearly 16 months of roundtables, forums, a summit and delegations, […]

LNP takes fight against Labor’s vegetation management laws to SW Qld

Categories: Shadow Minsterial

LNP’s Andrew Cripps takes fight against Labor’s draconian changes to vegetation laws to Roma and Augathella Palaszczuk Labor Governments rollback of vegetation laws demonises farmers and panders to greens Warrego MP Ann Leahy fights for her local farmers and landholders on changes to law The Opposition has continued its campaign against proposed changes to […]

Cripps in Lakeland to support Cape York

Categories: Shadow Minsterial

Cripps meets with Cape York community and business leaders Community concerns over Labor’s anti-economic development policies LNP recognises future potential of region for Queensland Shadow Northern Development Minister Andrew Cripps has met with local Cape York business and community leaders, as concern grows over Labor’s plans to deny the region major economic development opportunities. […]

Coralee a cop out at cabinet table

Categories: Electorate, Shadow Minsterial

State Budget deepens mystery of Minister O’Rourke’s achievements Ms O’Rourke’s role as Minister for North Queensland not mentioned in key budget papers Budget clear evidence North Queensland is going without a strong voice at the cabinet table The ongoing mystery that is Coralee O’Rourke’s position as Minister Assisting the Premier in North Queensland continued […]

LNP JOBS PLAN TO GET HINCHINBROOK WORKING

Categories: Electorate, Shadow Minsterial

Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, has welcomed the release of a comprehensive plan by the LNP Opposition, in response to the state budget, to claw back jobs lost in the Hinchinbrook electorate under the Palaszczuk Labor Government. Mr Cripps said the LNP’s jobs plan was expected to give up to 20,000 young Queenslanders at opportunity to […]

Categories: Electorate, Shadow Minsterial

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HINCHINBROOK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CANDIDATES FORUM
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