Stephen Andrew MP – Renewable Energy – Transcript “Madam Deputy Speaker, according to last year’s report from the construction skills Queensland, Queensland will need up to 196 gigawatts of installed capacity and renewable capacity to meet the state’s target. Just to put that into perspective. Currently […]
Stephen Andrew MP – Regional Queensland, Energy Projects; Housing – Transcript The government currently has $20.8 billion of green energy projects which are either already underway or confirmed to commence between 2021 and 2025. Most of these projects are expected to land in Central and Northern […]
Stephen Andrew MP – Motion Youth Crime – Transcript Mr ANDREW: I was going to go through some of the statistics that we have on crime but first I will touch briefly on a story that a 21-year-old tribal girl told me at the airport. She […]
Stephen Andrew MP – Health and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 – Transcript Stephen Andrew: I rise to speak on the Health and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022. The bill amends the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011, the Medicines and Poisons Act 2019, the Mental […]
Urgent Review needed into the outrageous hike in Qld land valuations Last month, landowners across the state were left stunned after receiving land revaluation notices which showed eye-watering increases in the unimproved value of their land. At least one farmer in Mackay was hit with a […]
Stephen Andrew MP – Local Government Electoral and Other Legislation (Expenditure Caps) Amendment Bill – Transcript “I rise to speak on the Local Government Electoral and Other Legislation (Expenditure Caps) Amendment Bill 2022. According to the bill’s explanatory notes accompanying the bill, there is a concern […]
Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-0QtVBicAQ&ab_channel=StephenAndrewMP Stephen Andrew MP – Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 – Transcript “I rise to speak on the Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022, which amends the Environmental Protection Act, 1994 and other […]
Ministerial Response Yesterday’s announcement by South Burnett Regional Council that an earlier ban on cash at the Kingaroy waste facility, will now be extended to three more tips, has caused widespread outrage. The Council is trying to ‘sell’ the policy as one solely motivated by its […]
Commuters on Queensland roads are expected to have roadworthy cars, however in regional Queensland, the roads are often not car-worthy. The common criticism heard, is that regional Queensland is paying for the expansion of Brisbane, while we find the regions being neglected. The Gold Standard […]
Pioneer Burdekin Pumped Hydro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZpiqH7CmqU Stephen Andrew MP – Pioneer Burdekin Pumped Hydro – Transcript “I have a great honour in representing the electorate with an electorate that is a home to one of the most beautiful regions in Queensland? The ongoing national park in the […]