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2256 Questions Without Notice 31 Oct 2012 Mr NEWMAN: I cannot, but if the Leader of the Opposition wants to put that question on notice I would be happy to get that information for her. Unlike the Labor Party when they were in government, we are open, accountable and upfront with the people of Queensland and always will be. Can you imagine the reaction— An opposition member interjected. Mr NEWMAN: I have answered the question and I am just going to elaborate a bit. I have three minutes by the clock. Can you imagine the reaction if that question had been asked, say, a year ago of the previous Bligh Labor government? What would have been the reaction? There would have been three minutes of stonewalling, three minutes of personal abuse, three minutes of feigned indignation, nonsense and complete and utter rubbish. But, at the end of day, they would not have provided the information. They would never have provided the information. But we will provide the information. I do not know for a moment whether she has met with anybody, but we will provide the information. Mr PITT: Madam Speaker, I rise to a point of order. Madam SPEAKER: Premier, resume you seat. I call the Manager of Opposition Business. Mr PITT: I ask whether the Premier may consider releasing that information under standing order 113(3)—that is, take it on notice and provide it on the next sitting day? Madam SPEAKER: The Manager of Opposition Business can ask the Premier whether that will be taken on notice. It is up to the minister. I call the Premier. Mr NEWMAN: If their ears were in working order and they listened, I said put it on notice and they will get the answer truthfully and in a totally upfront and accountable way because that is what we are about. Were they upfront about the meetings with, say, Terry Mackenroth about Airport Link? Were they upfront about the meetings that Con Sciacca had? What about the meeting that Jim Elder had? What happened in the end? Mr Nicholls: How many meetings did the Deputy Leader of the Opposition have with Bill Ludwig about racing? Mr NEWMAN: Madam Speaker, I seek your protection from the Treasurer. Madam SPEAKER: Order! I will ask the Treasurer to cease his interjections. I call the Premier. Mr NEWMAN: Bravo, Madam Speaker—well done! The bottom line is what temerity and what gall they have to come in here and ask a question like that. They must think that the people of Queensland have short memories. They must think that the political journalists in the gallery have short memories. They must think we have short memories. We do not. They have form; they have got lots of form. They have history, and it is grubby, dirty history. It is a history that has come out of the sewer down in the bowels of this city. That is where it has come from. They are the ones who supported Gordon Nuttall. They are the ones who have got all that form. They come in here in contrast— Opposition members interjected. Mr NEWMAN: They are interjecting even now when I am answering the question. The question will be answered openly. Totally accountable is what we will always be for the people of Queensland. Minister for Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services Ms PALASZCZUK: My question is to the Minister for Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services. Can the minister outline to the House how many meetings, briefings, dinners or lunches she has attended with Santo Santoro since taking up her portfolio in April? Ms DAVIS: None. Uranium Mining Mr KEMPTON: My question without notice is to the Premier. Can the Premier please update the House on the government’s position on uranium mining in Queensland, opportunities from uranium mining and the need to engage with India? Mr NEWMAN: I thank the honourable member for the question. In relation to the whole matter, we totally and unequivocally support the development of a world’s best practice uranium mining industry in this state. We totally support the Prime Minister in terms of having an export industry from Australia. I will be going to India to promote investment in the uranium mining industry in this state. It all comes together very nicely. We support it because we can see no earthly reason for why it should not be supported. I know that there are some people in the Labor Party who are against it, but most of those in the Labor Party are for it as well. I have one quick message this afternoon: if you support us in establishing this industry that will give jobs and investment to Queenslanders, that will give economic benefits to regional Queensland and help us take the cause of Indigenous people in this state forward and give them jobs, then vote for the LNP at the next election. If, however, you do not support uranium mining and are against jobs and investment, vote for the Greens.
31 Oct 2012 Questions Without Notice 2257 I am happy to be quoted at the next election. If you do not support uranium mining, vote for the Greens. A vote for the Labor Party is a vote for a confused party that has no policy on this any more. They are in disarray. People like the member for South Brisbane are falling over themselves. They cannot handle the fact that even people like Anna Bligh supported a nuclear power industry. Was it not a joy to see the confusion and indignation on the face of the member for South Brisbane yesterday. Would the member for South Brisbane like to make a personal explanation at some time about how she guffawed, carried on and spluttered when I said that Anna Bligh supported nuclear power. I tabled the document. She supported nuclear power in this nation while— Ms TRAD: Madam Speaker, I rise to a point of order. The Premier is misleading the House. There is absolutely nothing to substantiate that claim. Madam SPEAKER: That is not a point of order. Resume your seat. Ms TRAD: Well then I am rising on a matter of privilege suddenly arising. Madam SPEAKER: What is your matter of privilege? Ms TRAD: The Premier is misleading the House. There was not one statement contained in the document— Madam SPEAKER: Resume your seat. That is not a matter of privilege. Ms TRAD:—that he referred to yesterday. I will be writing to you, Madam Speaker, putting that matter of privilege to you. Madam SPEAKER: Resume your seat. I call the Premier. Mr NEWMAN: For the benefit of the member for South Brisbane and people in the gallery today, particularly the students whom I acknowledge, I point out that yesterday I tabled a documented dated 24 December 2010 from the Australian entitled ‘Bligh opens door to N-power’. It is all there. The former Premier called for a debate on nuclear power. Ms TRAD: No, where is the quote? Madam SPEAKER: Order! I warn the member for South Brisbane to cease her interjections. I call the Premier Mr NEWMAN: I make the point that we will be promoting uranium. We will be doing that on this trade mission. We will be unashamedly getting jobs and investment into this state. I conclude by again reflecting that the people opposite are totally divided on this. Who supports it? Tony McGrady, Martin Ferguson, Peter Beattie, John Mickel, Keith De Lacy, Paul Howes and our Prime Minister Julia Gillard all support a uranium mining export industry in this nation. We do too. So the only people who do not support it are the Greens, so vote 1 Greens at the next election if you are against uranium mining. Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Small Business and the Commonwealth Games Mr MULHERIN: My question is to the Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Small Business and the Commonwealth Games. Can the minister outline to the House how many conversations, meetings, briefings, dinners or lunches she has attended with Santo Santoro since taking up her portfolio in April? Mrs STUCKEY: I thank the honourable member for the question. Any meetings I have had with Mr Santoro will be registered on the lobbyist register for everyone to see. Mr Mulherin: Will you table it? Mrs STUCKEY: They are tabled on the lobbyist register. Labor Party Mrs MENKENS: My question without notice is to the Deputy Premier. I remind the Deputy Premier of the call he made in this parliament following the election for the opposition to apologise for their behaviour during the election campaign. I ask: has the Labor Party apologised? Mr SEENEY: The obvious answer is no. The Labor Party have not apologised for their conduct during the election campaign. In fact, that conduct continues. During the last election campaign the Labor Party in Queensland ran an election campaign that will always be regarded as one of the low points of Queensland politics—in fact, one of the low points of Australian politics. But the people of Queensland passed their own judgement on that election campaign and that is why there are only seven members of the Labor Party in this House today. Yet those seven members who remain in this House have clearly learnt nothing, and we have seen that over and over in recent times in this parliament and in public debate.
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