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Subscriber only Queensland s Water Minister has snapped back at the Prime Minister on Tuesday afternoon over comments about inaction at Emu Swamp Dam. Regional Development and Water Minister Glenn Butcher visited the Stanthorpe site as part of his regional Queensland water tour. The two projects he told us to get on with are being assessed by private developers like we re seeing here, he said. At the end of the day, we re responsible for dam safety and we want to make sure the dams we build are to standard, where we can come here in 50 years and the dams are still usable and safe.
Queensland needs to build more critical dams to revive its economy, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said, as he expressed frustration at the State Government dragging its heels. He has urged to state to get on with approving more job generating projects for the regions, including Hughenden Dam and Hells Gate. Prime Minister Scott Morrison with his deputy, Infrastructure and Regional Development Minister Michael McCormack, on a visit to the Tully family property near Quilpie last week. Picture: Lukas Coch/AAP Mr Morrison would not commit to a state employment target, with Queensland now having the highest jobless rate in the country of 7.5 per cent, saying that was up to the Premier.