Matthew Canavan (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Minister for Resources and Northern Australia) Share this | Hansard source

As I was saying, the Liberal National Party in Queensland support the development of the coal-fired power station. The Liberal National Party opposition in Queensland will back the ability of Queensland to keep prices down for Australian businesses and for households and families in Australia.

We have this absurd situation right now where the Labor Party in Queensland say that they support the export of coal overseas. They say they support that, although we do question sometimes their veracity on that. They say they support that. But apparently we're not allowed to use some of that coal to keep prices down for ourselves in our own country. We're allowed to export it to Asia and all over the world, and they're allowed to use it to create jobs in their countries. But we're not, here in Australia. The coal doesn't get any cleaner on the boat. It can be used overseas or it can be used here. The only party in the Queensland election that's going to back job development and lower power prices in Queensland is the Liberal National Party, which is not shy to stand behind coal-fired power.