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Palaszczuk opens door to costly delays for Adani project

Annastacia Palaszczuk confirms Adani project will need to comply with Labor’s news groundwater approval laws if passed through Parliament Labor ignores today’s open letter from business and community leaders who warn more roadblocks will cost jobs and risk investment Palaszczuk’s admission comes as thousands more jobs are slashed from regional Queensland employment market Annastacia Palaszczuk […]

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Palaszczuk must guarantee Labor’s groundwater laws won’t delay Adani project

  Annastacia Palaszczuk must guarantee North and Central Queenslanders that Labor’s new groundwater approval laws won’t delay Adani’s Carmichael Mine Labor can’t keep changing the goal posts and slapping more green tape on advanced projects that have already received state and federal approvals Annastacia Palaszczuk must stop saying one thing in North and Central Queensland […]

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CRIPPS WELCOMES SETTLEMENT OF TR4 PROPERTY NEAR TULLY

Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, has welcomed news the sale of the TR4 infected property west of Tully by the Robson family to the Australian Banana Growers Council has been completed and settlement finalised, as a major step forward for the banana industry in North Queensland. Mr Cripps said after a marathon negotiation process over the […]

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TELSTRA’S 2G CLOSURE IMMINENT

Member for Hinchinbrook Andrew Cripps MP, has put out a call to remind Telstra customers that 2G services will cease to operate from 1 December 2016. “An announcement was made in 2014 that customers utilising 2G services would need to transition to 3G and 4G technologies by the end of 2016,” Mr Cripps said. From […]

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CRIPPS PURSUES MINISTERS OVER PELORUS DEBACLE

Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, has continued to pursue two Palaszczuk Government Ministers over their involvement in the shutting down of a feral goat control program on Pelorus Island. Mr Cripps placed two Questions on Notice in the Queensland Parliament this week seeking information from Environment Minister, Steven Miles and Agriculture Minister, Leanne Donaldson. “I’m determined […]

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COMMUNITY GIVING FUND APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN

Local community groups and charities in Northern Queensland now have the opportunity to apply for cash grants via Aurizon’s Community Giving Fund. Member for Hinchinbrook Andrew Cripps has encouraged local groups with a focus on providing projects of community benefit to apply. “Grants of up to $20 000 are available to assist with community projects […]

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Trad’s revenge on Queensland farmers

The Palaszczuk Government ramps up its political retribution against Queensland farmers Assessments of High Value Agriculture applications grind to a halt as Jackie Trad issues ‘pens down’ order to her Department Vindictive Trad ignores wishes of Queensland Parliament and seeks bureaucratic revenge on farmers The Palaszczuk Government has ramped up its political retribution against Queensland […]

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Palaszczuk trying to rewrite history on Adani approvals

  Annastacia Palaszczuk says one thing about Adani in Townsville but another in Brisbane Annastacia Palaszczuk’s claims she will ‘stare down the Greens’ is totally laughable The Palaszczuk Labor Government has no interest in ensuring Adani gets off the ground.    The Palaszczuk Labor Government has frustrated and delayed the assessment and approval process for […]

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NEW START FOR HINCHINBROOK HARBOUR DEVELOPMENT

Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, has welcomed news the new owners of the former Port Hinchinbrook development have completed their acquisition of the property and negotiations with all levels of government. Mr Cripps said he had been advised that the process of transferring ownership of the development to The Passage Holdings had been finalised and that […]

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TRAD TALKS IN PARIS BUT WON’T LISTEN TO FARMERS AT HOME

The Palaszczuk Government has continued to pander to green activists and overseas bureaucrats while refusing to consult with Queensland’s farmers and landholders over important legislation, as it continues to manipulate environmental issues for political gain. Shadow Natural Resources Minister, Andrew Cripps, said Deputy Premier Jackie Trad’s media statement following another meeting with UNESCO was a […]