COAL FIRED POWER STATIONS ONE OF THE COALITION’S BIGGEST LIES
STATEMENT – SENATOR PAULINE HANSON
The Liberal National Government has almost a decade of shameful broken promises in relation to our use of Australia’s world’s-best coal and coal-fired power for the Australian people.
The Liberal National Coalition have made sweeping promises about expanding our coal industry, opening new power stations and using one of our most valuable resources for the benefit of the Australian people.
In 2015 Tony Abbott described coal as “The foundation of our prosperity” and said “Coal is good for humanity. Coal is good for prosperity. Coal is an essential part of our economic future”. Two years later in 2017 – only four years ago – Scott Morrison sat in Parliament fondling a piece of coal while telling us “This is coal, don’t be afraid”.
Their total inaction in spite of their sweeping statements and cheap stunts is proof that the Liberal National Coalition has abandoned the coal-fired power industry and bowed to international interests and activist pressure at the expense of our sovereign interest.
Their sweeping rhetoric and promises have died in the dust of coal-fired power stations being closed and the development of bigger risks to our energy supply as evidenced by the catastrophic explosion at the Callide Power Station.
This week has seen millions of Queenslanders impacted including hospitals forced to rely on generators to run critical, life-saving equipment, shopping centres in darkness, traffic thrown into chaos, homes without power, workplaces shut down and jobs put at risk
The failure to deliver coal-fired power stations has been one of the biggest lies of the Liberal National government.
Queensland, which delivered the last Federal election to the Liberal National Government has the largest number of jobs in coal of any state – but when since the Liberal Nationals came to power in Canberra in 2013 have we seen the commissioning of a new coal-fired power station to guarantee our energy supply?
The Liberal National politicians say they’re supporters of coal-fired power but that’s far as their shallow political courage takes them – empty words.
In the current climate the Federal Government should be taking all steps necessary including the imposition of national security priorities to ensure we are fully supplied with reliable and sufficient power to overcome any challenge.
