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Transport Minister Fails to Answer Question About Road Report
A response was due on Friday.* Four days later and still nothing. The Minister couldn’t be bothered answering the Parliament or the residents of Gympie. This is the sort of disregard and arrogance you get from this Minister and the Government. It’s all an...
Adjournment – Seasonal Labour Shortage
Mr PERRETT (Gympie—LNP) (5.59 pm): Daily we rely on Queensland’s growers. Whether it is juicy stone fruit, the salad we make or the veggies on our dinner plate—this world-class produce is possible because of the daily efforts of Queensland’s horticulturalists. COVID...
Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill
Mr PERRETT (Gympie—LNP) (4.37 pm): I rise to speak on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021. It is cliche to say that there is a lot of emotion in arguments for and against this bill. There is grief in any death—for the dying and for those left. We cannot take away...
QAO Report Confirms What We Know About Local Health Services
This backs up what I’m hearing directly from constituents on a daily basis. No wonder the Government won’t release the Master Clinical Services Plan which was due in February last year. It takes the Auditor General to release information which is being experienced by...
Mishandling, Double Standards And Mixed Messages Are Behind Our Vax Hesitancy
Our low vaccination rates can be sheeted home to mismanagement by Queensland Health and the mixed messages and double standards from the Premier and Chief Health Officer. It’s been mishandled locally, and the state is the worst in the nation. We’ve were told to...
Release The Road Safety Report
A review into the safety of the notorious Mary Valley Highway should be released immediately. It was due in December last year, put off to June, and we’ve still seen nothing. This week I’ve asked the Transport Minister in Parliament when will the Mary Valley Road...