House debates
Thursday, 27 March 2025
Statements on Indulgence
Queensland: Floods
3:13 pm
Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source
I had a discussion with the Premier of Queensland, David Crisafulli, last night about the flood situation developing in Queensland, particularly in the member for Maranoa's electorate—and I had a discussion with the Leader of the National Party earlier today. I assured the Premier that of course we would continue to work together on these issues and that the support of the national government would be there, as it always is in a time of crisis or when it is needed.
At this stage, we have not received any requests for further support, but our hearts go out to and thoughts are with the people affected—particularly those on the cattle stations in the member for Maranoa's electorate. One of the issues occurring there, as the Premier informed me, is that a relatively lower level of rainfall—when compared with what we have seen on the coast—can have a much bigger impact because the area is so dry on some of those stations and around those towns. The water also stays at an increased level for much longer. So our thoughts are with the farmers and the communities affected by this.
I know that the Minister for Emergency Management, Senator McAllister, has been in touch with the Premier of Queensland as well, and with the Leader of The Nationals as the local member, and we'll continue to work on these issues. The seamless work that was done between the national government, the Queensland and New South Wales governments and the respective mayors in the communities was, I think, best practice over recent months. I have assured the Premier that, regardless of the circumstances and status of the government, if I can put it that way, we will continue to make sure that support is available over coming weeks should it be needed.
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