NIMBY name-calling by media poor form
Independent Australia
Courier Mail criticism of public protests over development needs in Queensland is counterproductive, writes
AS AUSTRALIA moves from the response phase to the recovery phase from COVID-19, future options planned by government are weighted towards the economy and employment.
One consequence of this approach is that it has led to media articles critical of urban and regional community interest groups who have been galvanised into action to protest against a number of recent development proposals and their environmental - ecological, economic and social - consequences.
In the case of Queensland, many proposed developments are being fast-tracked as population growth arising from a substantial number of moves from other states has pushed net interstate migration to record levels. This has created a scenario for development proposals in Queensland whereby competing development and environment interests are locked into public
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Queensland politicians set to receive pay rises over the next 18 months “doesn’t pass the pub test,” according to 6PR’s Oliver Peterson.
The Courier-Mail is reporting a four-year wage freeze for state MPs has been scrapped.
MPs will now get a 2 per cent pay increase from September, followed by another 2.25 per cent next March.
“This is ridiculous, this does not pass the pub test, no way in the world,” Mr Peterson told Sky News host Peter Gleeson.
“Annastacia Palaszczuk should come out tomorrow morning and say ‘ah ah, we reject this’.
“Don’t take a pay rise right now, what an awful look for a premier to be taking home more money while we’re still battling this pandemic, that’s a big loss, that’s a ridiculous decision.”
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