Queensland minister and Member for Burnett Stephen Bennett says any plans by the Palaszczuk government of “decommissioning” the state’s Paradise dam is just “beyond belief”. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk had defended plans to rush through regulations in relation to the dam, saying the move was being considered as a matter of “public safety”.
Queensland’s Paradise dam needs significant repairs due to damage sustained in devastating 2013 flooding, however the premier is considering alternate options to rush plans to address the issue. While Ms Credlin had said locals are “fearing” the Labor government will use this opportunity to take a “preemptive strike to permanently cut the dam's capacity by as much as 40 per cent”.
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