Radio Interviews
After crossing the floor in Queensland’s State Parliament in August, I spent a lot of time explaining the implications of the Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Bill. Many people do not understand that this Bill is clearly not in the best interests of agriculture or mining – two of the
Taking a Stand for Rural Queensland
Crossing the floor at Parliament is a rare occasion, but I was forced to do just that. (11 Aug 20) The vilification of Farmers and Miners, who are the heavy lifters in the Queensland economy The addition of another Government Department, for $8 million taxpayer dollars The creation of a
Paradise Dam demolition plans
Today Labor moved amendments allowing the immediate destruction of the Paradise Dam without requiring any of the usual approvals. Even the report into the Dam isn’t due to be tabled until next month leaving our regional communities stunned by the ramming through of this plan. This is an act of
ICT Dashboard – TPWC Report
Examination of Auditor General Report – Monitoring and Managing ICT Projects Click here to view my speech in Parliament (24 October 2019) after reading the report on the ICT dashboard that is to make it easy to see at a glance all ICT projects and how they are travelling. The
Environmental Protection (Great Barrier Reef Protection Measures) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019
With the Pacific Ocean currents flowing into the Great Barrier Reef, continually flushing, purifying and cleansing the water, how can the Qld Labor Government continue to sacrifice Queensland’s agricultural industry for the benefit of the South-East corner voters? My speech in Parliament against the latest round of red-tape and unnecessary
Paradise Dam Review Speech
With my experience in the construction industry, I was appalled to hear that the records relating to the dam wall and it’s construction have mysteriously vanished! The Labor Government doesn’t want to look into it’s overseer of this project, although he would be easy to find, given that he is