New Federal Minister

[kc]

Reef Rezoning claims another ministerial scalp!

The Fishing Party (Qld) was quick to connect the dots with a second environment minister demoted today with Minister Campbell following Minister Kemp as another casualty of rampant environmentalism gone wrong.

"The now well acknowledged debacle of the Great Barrier Reef rezoning and both its effect on industry and the massive compensation costs to Government, are, we believe, one of the nails in this ministers coffin" said Fishing Party (Qld) spokesman Kevin Collins.

"This minister has continued to defend his bureaucrats and continued to make excuses, rather than take action, while others within Government have consulted with an industry devastated by the rezoning and helped pick up the pieces".

"It took the direct intervention of the Prime Minister to bring the Environment department bureaucrats to heal in regards both the compensation to industry issue and the decriminalisation of recreational fishing infringements and we look forward to Minister Turnbull taking control of an out of touch bureaucracy and bringing some common sense and a far more consultative and pragmatic approach to future marine park zoning issues."

Members within the Howard Government are already on record as calling the rezoning an act of bastardry.

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[andrew&lucy]

dear kc, we can only hope that this minister will have some common sense and talk to the people

[Marlin_Mike]

dear kc, we can only hope that this minister will have some common sense and talk to the people


Minister - common sense - talk to the people.............. excuse me for being cynical, but yeah right as if it will happen........................ the 3 dont go together.


Mike

[Luc]

Still, Turnbull is on the rise and may actually do some good.

Just not being dictated to by the bureaucrats / greenies would be a start.

Time will tell.

Luc

[Synful]

Minister - common sense - talk to the people.............. excuse me for being cynical, but yeah right as if it will happen........................ the 3 dont go together.


Mike


Every now and then Mike, someone with a bit of common sense comes along.
Unfortunately the "ivory towers" of Canberra tend to take some of that common sense away (no offence to any Canberra based Ausfishers) as soon as they get the letters 'MP' after their name.

Yes, a lot could be gained by pollies actually listening to the people who put them there in regards to a lot of different topics; we're allowed to dream my friend :-/

[kc]

Our read is that ex Minister Campbell was not strong enough to control his bureaucrats and that Turnbull will be. Time will tell and TFPQ has already been in contact to open dialog.

The jury is out and no doubt water is his big issue but we have some optimism in regards future relationships.

KC