Craig Emerson (Rankin, Australian Labor Party, Minister Assisting the Finance Minister on Deregulation) Share this | Hansard source

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My attention has been drawn to a statement that has obviously just been made today by the Queensland Liberal leader Mark McArdle—he is a relatively new leader in Queensland. He was on ABC radio today and I am advised that he has contradicted his federal counterparts and expressed support for FuelWatch. Mr McArdle says FuelWatch is worth considering. He said:

The issues around FuelWatch are very complicated, but certainly it is an initiative that appears to have worked in Western Australia and I think it should be looked at here in Queensland and across Australia as well.

Go Mark! He said:

I understand that my federal colleagues may have a different view, but that is their point of view.

Here is the Liberal leader in Queensland saying FuelWatch is worth considering. So, Brendan, give Mark—the Liberal leader in Queensland—a ring on the toll-free number. Ring Mark McArdle. Mark McArdle knows what is in the interests of motorists. Mark McArdle has contradicted you—

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