Bob Katter (Kennedy, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Deputy Prime Minister, you and former Treasurer Swan committed $6 million to moving forward the greatest nation building proposal in 50 years: Hell's Gate. This was destroyed by Shorten Burdekin Hydro, generating a pinprick three hours a day 50 megawatts and a meagre 80 million. Hell's Gate would generate 605 megawatts for 24 hours, 2,400 million in power, ethanol, CO2-fed algae, beef and sugar. Can the House be assured that the hydro will be overridden and Joyce-Swan will prevail, with CO2 emissions reduced by six million tonne a year—20 times the hydro—a reduction in morbidity of 15 per cent, petrol prices— (Time expired)

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