NSW EDO Admits to Role in Job-Killing Anti-Coal Strategy
The NSW Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) has admitted it helped develop a strategy to block development of new coal mines in Australia.
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Lazarus Stand on Green Lawfare Shows He's Still Playing For The Blues
Glenn Lazarus’ immediate rejection of legislation changes to stop green groups from sabotaging job creating projects in Queensland demonstrates his loyalty still lies with the Blues, not the Maroons.
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Limits on Vigilante Litigation by Enviro-Activists to Stop Lawyers’ Picnic
A Federal Government proposal that would reduce the power of radical green activists to bring “vigilante litigation” against Queensland resource projects has been welcomed by Rockhampton-based Senator Matt Canavan.
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Ag Minister Should Listen to Local Fishermen Before the U.N.
Queensland Agriculture & Fisheries Minister Bill Byrne should stop using the Reef 2050 Plan as an excuse to put fishing families out of work, Senator Matt Canavan said today.
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Report Proves Labor's Carbon Tax Would Kill Off CQ Jobs
AN ALP report proves that Labor’s planned new carbon tax would devastate hundreds of jobs in Central Queensland and drive up household power bills, three federal Coalition MPs warned today.
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Carmichael Decision “Bureaucracy Over Jobs”: Rockhampton MPs
The delay to the Carmichael coal mine and rail project because of court action by environmentalists is delaying billions of dollars of investment and thousands of jobs for Queensland.
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Level Playing Field on Renewable Energy
Queensland Senator Matt Canavan has called for the government to treat renewable energy equally with other ways of reducing carbon emissions.
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No Sugar: No Deal
As representatives from sugar-producing electorates and Queensland, Australia’s key sugar-producing state, we are adamant sugar cannot be left out of current Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations and we are not prepared to accept any token deal.
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Labor's Carbon Tax 2.0 to Cost CQ Jobs
Today's leak of Labor's secret plans for "Carbon Tax: The Sequel" pit them against jobs in Central Queensland, Senator Matt Canavan said.
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Putting Queensland Families on the Dole Queue Should Not be Tax-Deductible
Senator Matt Canavan has called for Federal Government action against environmental organisations that break the law or run “political” campaigns.
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