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474 Questions Without Notice 7 Mar 2013 I believe in Queenslanders. I think that at times those opposite do not believe in Queensland, because they are all too happy to say, ‘We’ll just sign on’. Let us look at all the national partnerships that they signed up to that are all about saying that this state will be run from Canberra. In 1975 this state was the first state in Australia to introduce totally free primary school education. We can lead the way again for this nation. We do not have to do what Canberra says. The beaut thing about this process—and I give those opposite this challenge today—is that it will be an inclusive process. All 89 members of parliament get to be involved. Ms Palaszczuk interjected. Mr NEWMAN: They are interjecting. One would think that they would be really happy that I am prepared to have a true bipartisan process where they get to be involved, but they just interject. They are not interested. This week we heard the Leader of the Opposition announce that they are going to have a policy on Labour Day. One year, one policy. I say to Queenslanders that they have been in opposition for a year and on Labour Day we might see a policy. Do they mean May Day or do they mean the public holiday for Labour Day in October? It might be a longer wait than we all think for that policy. Everyone is invited to be part of this process. It will be a great process— Opposition members interjected. Madam SPEAKER: Order! There are too many interjections from my left. Mr NEWMAN: Interjections from the ‘no’ opposition: no policies, no ideas. They have one policy after a full 12 months. I am offering all members of parliament the opportunity to select local representatives from their electorates, such as the mums and dads who regularly deal with the local schools, the sporting clubs and hospitals; such as retirees who have seen government ideas come and go and want to really get behind the future; such as workers who are balancing work, life and the cost of living. I am looking forward to being in Mackay. (Time expired) Member for Redcliffe Mr MULHERIN: My question is directed to the Premier. Does the Premier have full confidence in the member for Redcliffe? Mr NEWMAN: Yes, I do. I say again today that I have seen absolutely nothing that would disqualify him from representing the people of Redcliffe. I note that in the past 48 hours the Leader of the Opposition was drifting around Redcliffe, interestingly with a lady by the name of Yvette D’ath. I speculate on what this could mean. Why would the Leader of the Opposition be up there with Yvette D’ath? We can speculate. Could this be a future state candidate? Is this one of the highly talented people, a recycled member, whom the Leader of the Opposition would like to bring back? We know that the Leader of the Opposition is into recycling. She would like to bring back Kate Jones, so we could easily see a $370 million job-destroying waste tax brought back into this state. We could have Cameron Dick, another one of the wreckers. What was Cameron Dick’s approach to getting tough on crime? We will all remember when he was down at the Greek Club with Michael P Smith from 4BC and Paul Pisasle. What did the then Attorney-General say to Queenslanders? He said, ‘Everything’s right. There is no problem with crime. You don’t have to worry about paedophiles and bikie gangs and gun related violence or alcohol problems in our pubs. You do not have to worry. Everything is sweet’. Those are the people whom the Leader of the Opposition wants to recycle. They are the wreckers and the people who did not listen and she wants to bring them back. I have full confidence in my team. I do not have any confidence in recycling the people who took Queensland into a position where it has an $11 billion fiscal deficit this financial year and over $62 billion worth of debt. This team, including the member for Redcliffe, is doing something about the problems that those opposite created. Honourable members interjected. Madam SPEAKER: Order! Members, there are too many interjections across the chamber. Mr NEWMAN: I have full confidence in my team because they are working as a team to address the issues that those people created. Queenslanders have lower rego to pay this year and next year because of this team’s actions. Queenslanders have $7,000 less tax to pay on the family home because of this team. Queensland businesses no longer have a job-destroying waste tax
7 Mar 2013 Questions Without Notice 475 because of this team. Queenslanders in small business have less payroll tax to pay because of this team. Do I have confidence in this team? You bet I do have confidence in this team, because they are working for Queenslanders and they are open and accountable! Still we have not seen the Leader of the Opposition’s diary and still we have not seen their lobbyist contact registers, but they can see that from us. (Time expired) Madam SPEAKER: Honourable members, I allowed that question but technically I was in error. I remind members for the future of standing order 113(1) and particularly that questions have to relate to a matter of administration for which the minister is responsible. Brisbane Airport Mr WOODFORTH: My question without notice is to the Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning. Can the Deputy Premier identify any contribution federal Labor members Kevin Rudd and Wayne Swan have made to the current discussion to secure a second runway for Brisbane Airport? Mr SEENEY: I thank the member for the question. It is a good question to ask because over the last week or so Queenslanders have been engaged in a discussion about the problems around traffic congestion at Brisbane Airport. I think we have clearly established in here over the last couple of days that the two federal members who are most responsible for that traffic congestion, the two federal members who are most responsible for the delays, are Kevin Rudd and Wayne Swan. They have led a campaign against a second runway since 1998. Following the election of the federal Labor government in 2007, the approval that was given by Mark Vaile in the coalition government never progressed. That is why we have the congestion that we do today. So we would expect in the discussion that has been occurring around Queensland in the last week or so that we would get some contribution from Wayne Swan and, particularly, Kevin Rudd. A search of the media clippings for that period shows absolutely nothing—absolute silence from Kevin Rudd, the former Prime Minister; absolute silence from Wayne Swan. An indication, if you like, of the extent of the interest in this subject is Twitter traffic on #bnelateagain that the Courier-Mail have set up asking people to detail their experiences. I have here some 40 pages of tweets from people who have been very keen to detail their experiences going around and around in the skies over South-East Queensland or northern New South Wales or stuck in the terminals at Brisbane Airport because of the lack of a second runway. There are some 40 pages of them. Something like 600 or 700 people have taken the opportunity to detail their experiences. I table those for the benefit of the House. Tabled paper: Twitter extracts #bnelateagain regarding the Brisbane Airport [2204]. But there is not one tweet from Kevin Rudd. Kevin Rudd is Australia’s foremost political Twitterer. If you have a look at Kevin Rudd’s Twitter site Kevin Rudd has put out 7,703 tweets, but he cannot do one about the Brisbane Airport issue—not one. He follows 370,000 people and he has over a million followers. None of them know what Kevin Rudd thinks about the Brisbane Airport issue because Kevin Rudd has become Twitter mute. Kevin Rudd has suddenly become Twitter shy. He has become shy at expressing his view about an issue that 600 or 700 other Queenslanders have felt the need to express a view about. Queenslanders deserve to hear from Kevin Rudd about what he thinks should happen about the second runway at Brisbane Airport. (Time expired) Health Services Mr WELLINGTON: My question is to the Premier. I table a copy of an extract from the Australian Electoral Commission and the Queensland Electoral Commission returns for 2011 and 2012 which show Paul Ramsay Holdings and Ramsay Health Care combined donating more than $500,000 to the Liberal Party, and I ask: in light of the state government’s new way of delivering health services in Queensland, what probity safeguards are in place to make sure healthcare providers chosen by the government are not chosen because of their connections or donations to the Liberal Party? Tabled paper: Australian Electoral Commission—details of Donor Annual Return 2011-12—Paul Ramsay Holdings Pty Ltd and Ramsay Health Care Ltd [2205].
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