Queensland has the right energy mix
Re Andrew Cripps letter (the North West Star March 28)
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Over the last two years, Queensland has secured nation-leading economic growth, posted record exports despite drought and challenging global markets, restored services particularly in health and education, and stabilised electricity prices from the 43% increases under the previous LNP Government.
My government is determined that Queensland is Australia’s energy State.
After all, we are an energy exporter – we send electricity interstate and we export thermal coal and LNG to overseas partners.
We are determined to develop our energy resources, such as the $21 billion Carmichael Coal project, continued exploration and development of our gas reserves and expansion of renewable energy from the rooftops of our homes to large-scale projects across regional Queensland.
My government reversed our predecessors’ plan to privatise our electricity generators and networks.
The development of renewables in Queensland is consistent with our determination for the strongest possible energy mix that includes coal and gas.
In regional Queensland, there is now a pipeline of more than $2 billion in renewable energy projects under development with the promise of more than 1900 jobs in centres, such as Longreach, Oakey, Collinsville and Kingaroy.
Some of these projects have received Federal Government funding in recognition of their national importance.
The work of the independent Queensland Renewable Energy Expert Panel to engage with stakeholders, like the Australian Energy Market Operator, before providing advice to my Government on the adoption of more large-scale renewable energy will ensure we strengthen the reliability, affordability and security of our energy supplies.
While there is yet to be a coherent national energy policy in Canberra (North West Star, 28 March page 8), my Government will continue to work to ensure Queensland has the right energy mix, that includes coal, gas and renewables.
Annastacia Palaszczuk
Premier of Queensland
Migrant ban would not have worked
The recent attack on innocent people in London was abhorrent and sickening and is rightly being condemned by all decent people.
Some people, however, have chosen to use this horrendous act for what they perceive as an electoral advantage.
They are calling for bans on all Muslim people.
It will be no secret if I name Hanson and Katter as two of the main promoters of this nonsense.
The psychopath that chose to murder those London resident was born in Britain, a ban on migrants would have made no difference.
The North West Star editor is too decent a person to let me use the words I would normally choose to describe those two opportunistic lowlife ****'s.
George Harley
Mount Isa
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Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
