Talking Politics

Culture to blame for doctor shortage

The bureaucratic and negative culture in Queensland Health is to blame for the a shortage of doctors, which has left the State with a $86 million bill for fly-in, fly-out doctors. Shadow Minister for Health Mark McArdle said reports the long-term Labor Government had spent more than $1.5 million a week on locum doctors, including some flown in from New Zealand, showed more needed to be done to fix the culture of Queensland Health. Read more...

Labor adopts LNP policy to protect prime farm land

I very much welcome the Labor Government’s adoption of LNP policy with the long overdue release of a plan to protect Queensland’s strategic cropping lands. It is an obvious move that a responsible State Government should have taken quite some time ago. As always in the resources sector, Queensland’s Labor Government is behind the game again. Read more...

Minister finally getting CSG basics right

Basic requirements for a successful Coal Seam Gas industry are finally being put into place in the Surat basin. The so-called ‘resource reform package’ released today by the Government addresses basic issues that should have been in place two years ago. Once again the Government is behind the game - playing catch up on issues that have been obvious to industry stakeholders and local communities for a long time. Read more...

New land access laws greater protection for landowners

New laws were passed in Queensland Parliament last week that will provide landholders with improved protection and security when dealing with mining companies.The new laws are expected to give landholders a more balanced and equal footing when dealing with resource companies and also introduce a range of new requirements for companies related to land access and the activities they undertake. Read more...

Water bills make the best 'How-to-Vote cards'

The inflated water bills being received by residents across south-east Queensland are the best “How-to-Vote cards” for Saturday's Federal election and the State election next year. Sunshine Coast residents are the latest to feel the full impact of the bungling State Labor Government as they contemplated their grossly inflated water bills. They and everybody in south-east Queensland should remember that the extra costs for water are the direct fault of the Anna Bligh and the State Labor Government. Read more...

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