Annastacia Palaszczuk and Labor have capitulated to LNP demands to give certainty to hard-working coal workers and their families.
The LNP moved a motion in State Parliament this evening to force the government to provide a response by the end of the week to the 68 recommendations contained in the interim “Black Lung, White Lies, Inquiry” into coal workers Pneumoconiosis.
LNP Leader Tim Nicholls said he would always stand up for hard-working coal miners, their families and their loved ones.
“Make no mistake about this – Labor have only acted because of the pressure applied from the LNP,” Mr Nicholls said.
“They were once again dragged kicking and screaming to actually govern and do the right thing.
“Annastacia Palaszczuk had every intention to let the government’s response to this issue sit on her desk for another three months.
“Thanks to the LNP - the government must now provide coal workers and their families its response to the recommendations contained in the report by the end of the week.”
LNP Deputy Leader Deb Frecklington said the LNP is the only political party in the state to back hard-working coal workers and their families.
“It was the LNP that brought this issue to a head and demanded the government establish a Commission of Inquiry into the re-emergence of Black Lung in Queensland,” Ms Frecklington said.
“Let’s not forget, Labor MPs, including Mirani MP Jim Pearce, voted against that motion.
“Only last week, Minister Lynham said there would be another three month delay to the government’s response, so the question beggars, what has changed?
