Fail revolution
THE QUEENSLAND State Government’s so-called ‘rail revolution’ was exposed recently as a ‘fail revolution’ with the revelation of a $1.835 billion underspend on the Sunshine Coast.
State Labor’s commitments for ‘new rail projects’ within the Queensland Budget represented nothing less than daylight robbery.
The Sunshine Coast is focused on three rail projects in particular and Labor is short-changing us on every single one.
- The former Federal Government budgeted $390 million on a 50:50 split towards Stage 1 of the Beerburrum to Nambour rail upgrade. The State committed only $160 million.
- The former Federal Government budgeted $5 million on a 50:50 split to redesign Stage 2 of the Beerburrum to Nambour rail upgrade to allow for full duplication to Nambour. The State committed only $1.25 million.
- $1.6 billion on a 50:50 split towards a new $3.2 billion heavy passenger rail line between Beerwah and Maroochydore to be built ahead of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The State committed $0.
I will continue fighting to secure the funding required to deliver better rail for the Sunshine Coast.
Power prices
Power bills are skyrocketing, and people are hurting.
I recently visited the owner of Mapleton IGA, Kelly Anderson, who has been slugged with an additional $160,000 on his annual electricity bill. This is unaffordable.
A global energy crisis has hit our shores and it is up to the government of the day to manage the domestic fallout.
The Coalition was managing the situation up until the May election. It’s not easy, but we were able to get power bills down by eight per cent for small businesses over the last two year alone.
It is now up to Labor to manage the energy system. Labor went to the election promising to cut power bills even further. The Australian people expect nothing less than delivery on this promise.
In my new role as Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy, I will play an active role in keeping the Labor Government to account.
If you are concerned about your power bills, please contact my office know.