Graham Perrett (Moreton, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I think you know my position on uranium. Even though I have worked for the mining industry it is not something I can support. Nevertheless in a resource-rich state like Queensland the impact has been significant. People have lost their jobs and whole mining communities have been devastated by this downturn. What do we do? We do something practical. We do what we can to nation build and to give people work. I talked about housing, but we could also talk about the great practical initiative that will help save the planet and also put people in employment, which is our initiative to put insulation into homes and schools and to put solar panels on roofs. These are great policies that create work for both the unskilled and the skilled. There will be work in every community. I am sure the member for Mayo will be taking advantage of that government initiative. He will be getting pink batts in his house I am sure. He will be putting a sign out the front saying, ‘Thanks, Kevin.’ I am sure he will be doing that. It will say, ‘Thanks for helping to save the country, Kevin.’ I am sure that sign will appear in the front of his house just as a ‘rainwater tank in use’ sign is used, for example. You have a water shortage in Adelaide I am sure because it is all up in Queensland!

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