Will The Resource Industry Be Affected By the Upcoming Election?

The gloves are off and the campaign fight is heating up as both LNP candidate Andrew Willcox and Labor candidate Shane Hamilton begin the battle for the seat of Dawson which will be decided in the Federal election due to take place at the beginning of May.

Mr Willcox voiced his concerns about what would happen if the Labor Party was voted in and made an alliance with the Greens, speculating that this would cost billions of dollars and tens of thousands of jobs in the local resource industry.

“The potential consequences of a Labor Greens Alliance could cost Queensland $85 billion in investment and 52,000 jobs as soon as the deal is signed,” Mr Willcox said.

“As the Minister for Resources Keith Pitt has said - this is the true cost of a Labor Greens alliance - which would be based on the Greens demand to immediately stop more than 100 major resources projects, including coal and gas developments in our region.”

Mr Hamilton, refuted this idea, saying that there would be no such alliance and that under the previous Labor Government many resource projects and employment were in fact created.

“Labor will only govern on its own standing, and I strongly believe that's what we'll achieve at the next election,” he said.

“The Labor state government has approved several new mining projects in recent years and with two levels of government aligned and focused on delivering good secure jobs, the people of Dawson will be the beneficiaries.”

“I currently work in mining projects, so you won’t get a person with more frontline experience or a better advocate than me.”

Mr Willcox is also well-informed about the needs of the mining industry having been Mayor of the Whitsunday Regional Council for the past six years.

Only time will tell which candidate is best for the seat of Dawson.

Labor Candidate for Dawson, Shane Hamilton

LNP Candidate for Dawson, Andrew Willcox

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