Fire Ant Petition Please and share the National Fire Ant Eradication Program (NFAEP) petition requesting an urgent reassessment of the State Government’s strategy and to: Immediately pause the NFAEP. Commission a comprehensive Environmental Risk Assessment on the effects of broad scale long-term use of fire ant […]
Heavy Vehicle Rest Stop- Proposed Project! Heavy Vehicle Rest Stop- Proposed Project!Mackay is the coal mining centre of Queensland and Paget is the largest mining services industrial precinct in the southern hemisphere!We have more wide loads in our roads than any other district in Australia, and […]
Progressive Coal Royalties Protection Bill 2024 Mr ANDREW: I rise to speak on the progressive coal royalties protection bill 2024. The bill amends the Mineral Resources Act 1989 by introducing a coal royalty floor rate that will prevent the state’s progressive coal royalty rates being lowered […]
57th Parliament Adjournment Speech Mr ANDREW: This is my last adjournment speech for the 57th Parliament. I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge some of the people and the organisations who have supported me over the past four years and to thank them for […]
COVID-19 Response Review Mr ANDREW: I start by thanking the member for Noosa for moving this incredibly important motion today. It is a motion I welcome and strongly support. The COVID-19 pandemic was a time of great upheaval and uncertainty that impacted every facet of Queenslanders’lives. […]
Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Amendment Bill Mr ANDREW: I rise to speak on the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Amendment Bill. The bill amends the Forestry Act 1959, the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, the Recreation Areas Management Act 2006 and the Tobacco and […]
Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024. Mr ANDREW: I rise to speak on the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024. The bill expands the list of protected attributes for both criminal and civil vilification to include sex, age and impairment […]
Question Without Notice- Path to Treaty Mr ANDREW: My question is to the Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Minister for Communities and Minister for the Arts. Will the minister please explain to the House what steps have already commenced to enact the Path […]