One Nation’s Pauline Hanson proposes multi-billion-dollar “Advance Australia Fund”
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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has proposed a multi-billion-dollar “Advance Australia Fund” to safeguard jobs and to ensure water and energy security for the country.
Senator Hanson said, “While I commend the Morrison Government on its inclusive approach to the National Cabinet and their capacity to respond to the increasing demand on government support, we must have a way of protecting Australian jobs when this virus is contained and ensure borrowed money is spent on projects the Government and Australian people will get a return on.”
The Advance Australia Fund would provide immediate funding to projects including the Hybrid Bradfield Scheme and taking water from Lake Argyle to feed through to southern regions of Western Australia. The fund would also provide money to build a vital gas pipeline from North-Western Australia’s rich offshore gas fields, to the Eastern states of Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria.
The money would also provide trade courses for new apprentices and other vital assets for regional Australia, including storage facilities for food and fuel.
“The Chinese virus has uncovered several vulnerabilities Australia faces and a distressing exposure to job losses because we have focused too heavily on tourism, education and the service industry instead of manufacturing and industry.”
“I understand the need to catch people at a time we are haemorrhaging jobs, but where to after this crisis ends? It pains me to say this, but many businesses will be lost and those looking for work will be forced to make tough decisions on having to move to get a job.”
“The danger with the current stimulus package is that a lot of this money could indirectly flow overseas due to a lack of domestically manufactured products.”
“As politicians, we can create employment that will provide security for many Australian’s who are prepared to work, while building assets that improve and grow the capacity of our nation for the next 100 years or more.”
“I’ve been very strong on building water projects for this nation, and now is the time to activate those schemes.”
