Labor analysis claims Queensland will be $1tn worse off by 2050 with Coalition reactors. Follow today’s news live
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Taylor says government ‘desperate’ with figures showing economic impact of nuclear on Queensland
The shadow treasurer was also asked about new figures from the government today, showing Queensland’s economy will be almost $1tn worse off by 2050 if the Coalition’s nuclear plan gets the public’s green light at the next federal election.
Labor can make up all the nonsense they like. They’re desperate. I mean, this is a government that’s been on the back foot, that got things wrong, that is sending Australians on a pathway to poverty, not a pathway to prosperity. And so they’re in a state of desperation, saying these sorts of things.
Investment in good infrastructure projects is crucial … What we haven’t seen yet is the timeline of when the spending will occur.
Labor cut funding to the Bruce Highway in previous budgets since they came to power, and we want to see when this money is going to be spent, whether it’s out in the never-never or it’s real. We haven’t seen that yet, and we’ll decide whether we support this particular proposal when we see those details.
