Bruce Scott (Maranoa, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

I rise to speak on the amendments to the Road Safety Remuneration Bill 2011. What I find absolutely surprising—it is probably not surprising given the record of this government—is that only yesterday the opposition got notice that the government would move 64 amendments to a bill that they have prepared to bring to this parliament. It is no wonder that this economy is in such a mess when you find that they have to propose 64 amendments to a bill before the parliament in this autumn sitting. After the leadership struggles that they have gone through over the last few weeks, it is not surprising that we have a confused government and that the minister responsible for this is bringing forward 64 amendments with no relationship to safety. I am trying to find the word 'safety' in the amendments. There is a lot about collective agreements, which is about union power. That is the motivation, I believe, for these amendments.

I have an electorate that depends very heavily on the transport sector, not least because of the failure of the state Labor government up there to invest in rail infrastructure. They have let it run down to the point where they are closing railway lines rather than building railway lines.

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