LNP Sabotage North Queensland Water Infrastructure Push
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Federal Liberal National Party Senators have taken repeated steps to sabotage proposals to build crucial nation-building water infrastructure in North Queensland.
In the most recent attack, the LNP joined Labor and the Greens to vote against a motion by One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson, to have a hybrid Bradfield Scheme added to the Prime Minister’s list of Covid-19-recovery projects.
“This is vital water infrastructure, it is revolutionary, and by rejecting the proposal the LNP has yet again turned its back on north Queenslanders,” Senator Hanson said.
“Queenslanders want some hope in the future and need a party they can put their faith in to support nation-changing projects.
“One Nation is the only party that is 100% behind the Bradfield, which will create jobs, give the economy a good jolt, and actually bring water into dry central Queensland for centuries to come.”
Senator Hanson’s comments come after the LNP suggested early last week that the feasibility of such schemes needed further investigation and then voted against Senator Hanson’s motion the following day.
“We have already done the studies that show this water project is not just ‘feasible’, it is vital,” Senator Hanson said.
The LNP’s rejection came despite LNP Leader Deb Frecklington supporting the scheme, including on an Instagram post last week.
Senator Hanson said the blatant and bizarre clash was hard to comprehend, given the internal squabbles faced by the LNP and the looming state election.
“I’ve raised my suspicions in the Senate that the LNP’s Bradfield announcement was a ‘Claytons announcement’ designed to win votes but with no intention to proceed. The actions of the Federal LNP support my views,” Senator Hanson said.
“To prove me wrong, the LNP must move past its weak policy to duplicate more so-called ‘feasibility studies’, which are just a smoke screen to do nothing.”
