Nationals Senator hits back at ‘hypocritical’ anti-coal rhetoric by Coalition MP's by Sky News Australia on YouTube
Nationals Senator hits back at ‘hypocritical’ anti-coal rhetoric by Coalition MP's
A win in the senate for the Coalition will allow a feasibility study to go ahead on the controversial Collinsville plant proposal, according to Nationals Senator Matt Canavan. The feasibility study for the coal-fired power plant in north Queensland was promised by the Coalition ahead of the 2019 election. However, the project has not met with universal acceptance within the Coalition ranks, a number of members claiming there are more efficient, environmentally friendly and financially viable ways to produce electricity. Mr Canavan said “if those views were right, why is Japan, China, Korea and India all doing the wrong thing continuing to build and use coal-fired power”. “I think those billions of people in those communities might just be right and the views of some MP’s in inner-city electorates may be more informed by their own electorates”. The Nationals Senator pointed out the hypocrisy of MP’s from NSW who were against the proposal when 80 per cent of the power in the state of NSW is produced by coal-powered fire stations. At present, there are zero coal-powered fire stations in North Queensland. “I want to see more power stations built in this country because I want to see Australia bring back manufacturing jobs to this country,” Mr Canavan said.
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A win in the senate for the Coalition will allow a feasibility study to go ahead on the controversial Collinsville plant proposal, according to Nationals Senator Matt Canavan. The feasibility study for the coal-fired power plant in north Queensland was promised by the Coalition ahead of the 2019 election. However, the project has not met with universal acceptance within the Coalition ranks, a number of members claiming there are more efficient, environmentally friendly and financially viable ways to produce electricity. Mr Canavan said “if those views were right, why is Japan, China, Korea and India all doing the wrong thing continuing to build and use coal-fired power”. “I think those billions of people in those communities might just be right and the views of some MP’s in inner-city electorates may be more informed by their own electorates”. The Nationals Senator pointed out the hypocrisy of MP’s from NSW who were against the proposal when 80 per cent of the power in the state of NSW is produced by coal-powered fire stations. At present, there are zero coal-powered fire stations in North Queensland. “I want to see more power stations built in this country because I want to see Australia bring back manufacturing jobs to this country,” Mr Canavan said.
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