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LNP Opposition Leader and Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 24, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

The LNP has suggested mine approvals should be “reviewed” if companies replaced local jobs with remote-controlled operations in capital cities.<\/p>\n

Remote-operated mines are already operating in Western Australia with employees controlling driverless trucks in the Pilbara from an operations centre in Perth, 1200km away.<\/p>\n

Hitachi has also successfully trialled autonomous haul trucks at the Meandu Mine at Tarong.<\/p>\n

Opposition Leader and Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington said if the LNP wins the next State Election, she would not accept mining companies stripping jobs from regional communities and replacing them with remote-controlled operation centres in a capital city, interstate or overseas.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery industry has to innovate and make use of technology but the obligation to support local jobs is non-negotiable,\u201d Mrs Frecklington said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe LNP backs the resources industry and mining workers \u2013 and we always will.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhole communities in regional Queensland depend on mining and the LNP will never turn our backs on those towns.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe LNP will make sure that mining jobs stay in mining communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cMines in Queensland are approved on the basis of the jobs they will create, so if mines no longer offer those same jobs, their approvals should be reviewed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cResource companies must stand by the communities that have supported them for generations.”<\/p>\n

Mrs Frecklington pledged that a future LNP Government would:<\/p>\n

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  • Maintain the LNP\u2019s long-standing opposition to 100% FIFO resource projects near regional communities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • Immediately review the Strong and Sustainable Resource Communities Act 2017, a review which Labor promised two years ago but has yet to begin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • Require the Coordinator-General to call-in approvals if a resource company proposes to cut jobs through automation at an existing mine site<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • Require automation assessments for new resource projects, stipulating that:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          • Jobs should not be relocated from resource communities to a city capital, interstate or overseas;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            • If control centres are established to support automation, they must be located in nearby communities;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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              • Resource companies must provide education and training pathways in nearby communities to support technological transition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                The LNP\u2019s policy follows BMA Australia\u2019s decision to introduce 86 driverless trucks at its Goonyella Riverside mine, near Moranbah.<\/p>\n

                \u201cLabor introduced 100 per cent FIFO mines in Queensland and stayed quiet about job losses in Moranbah,\u201d Shadow Mines Minister Dale Last said.<\/p>\n

                \u201cLabor\u2019s Jackie Trad told regional communities and miners to \u2018re-skill\u2019 and look for new jobs.<\/p>\n

                \u201cThe LNP will not stab miners in the back like Labor has.\u00a0The LNP will always stand up for jobs in regional Queensland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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