Anne Urquhart (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

At the request of Senators Watt, Chisholm and Green, I move:

That the Senate—

(a) congratulates the Palaszczuk Labor Government on its re-election in Queensland;

(b) recognises the strong leadership demonstrated by the Palaszczuk Labor Government to keep Queenslanders safe through the COVID-19 pandemic and to put Queensland on the road to economic recovery; and

(c) notes that:

  (i) Queensland Labor achieved a state-wide swing of 4.2% and has won at least three seats previously held by the Liberal National Party,

  (ii) the Liberal National Party preferenced Pauline Hanson's One Nation and the Greens Party ahead of Labor, in every seat in the Queensland state election,

  (iii) the Liberal National Party's preferences elected the only Queensland One Nation MP and doubled the seats held by Greens MPs in the Queensland Parliament, and

  (iv) the policies of One Nation and the Greens Party would do great economic damage to Queensland at a time when every job is vital, as we look to recover from COVID-19.