Mr REED - 2001-10-18
I again ask the Minister for Resource Development, is he happy - given that they support the Beazley line of signing the Kyoto treaty - that Percy Allan’s firm has found that Beazley as Prime Minister would cost the Territory hundreds of jobs? Now, if a 2.5% reduction in jobs in the Northern Territory is not of concern to the Minister for Resource Development, how big a reduction would it take for him to become concerned? Can I say, given that the minister is not sufficiently across his job to be aware of his consultant’s document, which highlights these very important issues, I seek leave to table the Allan Consulting Group’s report on meeting the Kyoto target, the impact on regional Australia.
Leave granted.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, the obsessiveness with Kim Beazley is quite fascinating.
In regard to the Allan report that you have there, here is an invitation for members opposite. I am inviting the members opposite to attend the economic summit. Particularly, I think that the session that you should attend is the one where Percy Allan is going to be presenting the Northern Territory government’s current budgetary position which we have inherited from you guys. So, there is the invitation. You might learn something.
Moving on to the question. Gas from the Timor Sea to the Northern Territory is going to produce thousands of jobs. This mythical number about a cost of hundreds of jobs is - you’re talking the projects down. I just cannot believe that you guys do not understand that gas is a clean source of energy and it is beneficial under Kyoto. It is beneficial. Energy swaps, developing gas markets in the south-east corner of Australia that are clean and green, is what we in this House should be championing. For members opposite to be talking down the potential to develop those markets is absolutely abysmal.
Leave granted.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, the obsessiveness with Kim Beazley is quite fascinating.
In regard to the Allan report that you have there, here is an invitation for members opposite. I am inviting the members opposite to attend the economic summit. Particularly, I think that the session that you should attend is the one where Percy Allan is going to be presenting the Northern Territory government’s current budgetary position which we have inherited from you guys. So, there is the invitation. You might learn something.
Moving on to the question. Gas from the Timor Sea to the Northern Territory is going to produce thousands of jobs. This mythical number about a cost of hundreds of jobs is - you’re talking the projects down. I just cannot believe that you guys do not understand that gas is a clean source of energy and it is beneficial under Kyoto. It is beneficial. Energy swaps, developing gas markets in the south-east corner of Australia that are clean and green, is what we in this House should be championing. For members opposite to be talking down the potential to develop those markets is absolutely abysmal.
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