{"id":37116,"date":"2017-10-31T14:43:39","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T03:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/?p=37116"},"modified":"2019-04-13T23:49:38","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T13:49:38","slug":"how-the-qldgreens-will-stop-adani-qldvotes-qldaah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/how-the-qldgreens-will-stop-adani-qldvotes-qldaah\/","title":{"rendered":"How the @QldGreens will stop Adani &#8211; #qldvotes @Qldaah"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>A rolling blog exploring the specific legislative and\/or constitutional steps the Queensland Greens will use to stop the Adani Carmichael coal mine should they win the balance of power in the Queensland election. Check back for updates.<\/h6>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-37118\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/HowTheQueenslandGreensWillStopAdani-300x150.jpg?resize=300%2C150\" alt=\"How the Queensland Greens will stop Adani\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/HowTheQueenslandGreensWillStopAdani.jpg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/HowTheQueenslandGreensWillStopAdani.jpg?resize=768%2C384&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/HowTheQueenslandGreensWillStopAdani.jpg?resize=600%2C300&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/HowTheQueenslandGreensWillStopAdani.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>Table of contents<\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"#JumpToCommentsSection\">Jump to comments section.<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"#QuestionsForQldGreens\">Questions for the Queensland Greens.<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"#AnswersFromTheQldGreens\">Answers from the Queensland Greens.<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"#AnnastaciaVetosNAIFLoan\">Annastacia to veto NAIF loan.<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">.<\/span><a name=\"AnnastaciaVetosNAIFLoan\"><\/a><\/h6>\n<h3>Annastacia to veto NAIF loan.<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fel_caldwell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Felicity Caldwell<\/a> reports, &#8220;LNP leader Tim Nicholls has accused the Premier of putting thousands of jobs at risk by attempting to veto a federal loan to the Adani Carmichael mine.&#8221;: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/politics\/queensland\/lnp-to-block-premier-s-moves-to-veto-adani-naif-loan-20171103-p4ywsv.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LNP to block Premier&#8217;s moves to veto Adani NAIF loan.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jrojourno\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joshua Robertson<\/a> reports, &#8220;The Queensland government will veto Adani\u2019s application for a $1bn commonwealth loan to build a rail line for its massive Carmichael mine, Annastacia Palaszczuk has said.&#8221;: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2017\/nov\/03\/palaszczuk-says-she-will-veto-federal-adani-loan-as-she-accuses-lnp-of-smear\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Palaszczuk says she will veto federal Adani loan as she accuses LNP of &#8216;smear&#8217;.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abcnews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ABC News<\/a> reports, &#8220;Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced her Government will have &#8220;no role in the future&#8221; of an assessment of a $1 billion loan to Adani for its Carmichael coal mine.&#8221;: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2017-11-03\/premier-annastacia-palaszczuk-veto-qld-government-adani-brisbane\/9117594\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adani: Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk withdraws Government involvement in mine funding.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pznEvHOq0Vo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vzf3IHppRqM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uO2U3gybB8E?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Premier has called an extraordinary press conference to attack the LNP over rumours of a smear campaign. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TenNews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TenNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tegangeorge?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tegangeorge<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C1NJHzg3oO\">pic.twitter.com\/C1NJHzg3oO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TEN News Queensland (@tennewsqld) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tennewsqld\/status\/926351115171405826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Late Friday media conference never good <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/9NewsQueensland?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@9NewsQueensland<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ToHj4Cp474\">https:\/\/t.co\/ToHj4Cp474<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shane Doherty (@ShaneDoherty9) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaneDoherty9\/status\/926336403503333376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnastaciaMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AnnastaciaMP<\/a> says Qld gov wilk VETO Naif Adani loan <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldvotes<\/a> after LNP Canberra plan to &quot;smear&quot; her <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g1L3cXkCsw\">pic.twitter.com\/g1L3cXkCsw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joshua Robertson (@jrojourno) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jrojourno\/status\/926337490998276097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnastaciaMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AnnastaciaMP<\/a> says LNP circulating rumours about her partner Shaun Drabsch and his role in PWC infra team helping Adani apply for Naif<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joshua Robertson (@jrojourno) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jrojourno\/status\/926338000216195072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnastaciaMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AnnastaciaMP<\/a> says her partner never told her he was working on Adani Naif app. LNP  &quot;spreading rumours&quot; to suggest conflict of interest<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joshua Robertson (@jrojourno) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jrojourno\/status\/926338649062490113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">OL <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimNichollsMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TimNichollsMP<\/a> tells <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnastaciaMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AnnastaciaMP<\/a> not to veto Adani loan. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abcnews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@abcnews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nHBzioXz3S\">pic.twitter.com\/nHBzioXz3S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris O&#39;Brien (@COBrienBris) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/COBrienBris\/status\/926370649534119936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Its official. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnastaciaMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AnnastaciaMP<\/a> lack-lustre first week just became a bad week. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r6C8EmvOLB\">https:\/\/t.co\/r6C8EmvOLB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Campbell Newman (@CampbellNewman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CampbellNewman\/status\/926358260667387904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: QLD Labor listens to people power &amp; will veto billion dollar NAIF loan to Adani&#39;s reef-killing mine. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EgfuozZEkn\">https:\/\/t.co\/EgfuozZEkn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GetUp! (@GetUp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GetUp\/status\/926358243923783681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimNichollsMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TimNichollsMP<\/a> and Queensland LNP must now step up. Match this pledge to veto the NAIF loan or face the electoral consequences. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopAdani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopAdani<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GetUp! (@GetUp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GetUp\/status\/926358852794060800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As I said in parl NAIF as dodgy as Lehman Bro. Welcome announcement by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnastaciaMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AnnastaciaMP<\/a> to veto public funding <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/auspol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#auspol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NLfpcpxmFV\">https:\/\/t.co\/NLfpcpxmFV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wayne Swan (@SwannyQLD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SwannyQLD\/status\/926363450716045312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MEDIA RELEASE: Greens &#8211; this is not the end of Adani. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MacMahonAmy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MacMahonAmy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6TqggN3pmq\">https:\/\/t.co\/6TqggN3pmq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopAdani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopAdani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hxgcZ2bZU6\">pic.twitter.com\/hxgcZ2bZU6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Queensland Greens (@QldGreens) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QldGreens\/status\/926357797188464641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My statement on yesterday&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldvotes<\/a> Adani NAIF loan developments. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IDkH4KCl7r\">pic.twitter.com\/IDkH4KCl7r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michael Berkman (@mcberkman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mcberkman\/status\/926563545348579328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnastaciaMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AnnastaciaMP<\/a> now has a conflict of interest with the economic development of QLD. Her position is untenable<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matthew Canavan (@mattjcan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattjcan\/status\/926598136285425664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">.<\/span><a name=\"AnswersFromTheQldGreens\"><\/a><\/h6>\n<h3>Answers from the Queensland Greens.<\/h3>\n<p>A full statement from the Queensland Greens on the plan to stop the Adani Carmichael coal mine can be read here, <a href=\"https:\/\/greens.org.au\/qld\/stopadani\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;The plan to stop Adani&#8217;.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Candidate for the seat of South Brisbane <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MacMahonAmy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amy MacMahon<\/a> has responded with a five point plan to stop Adani legislatively.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Greens will stop Adani by 1) Vetoing the $1bn loan to Adani under the federal NAIF Act, 2) Scraping the $300m State based royalty tax break, 3) Cancel Adani&#39;s license to operate in Qld based on their shocking OS track record under Qld law 1\/2<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Amy MacMahon (@MacMahonAmy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MacMahonAmy\/status\/925550288718589952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">4) Cancel Adani&#39;s unlimited groundwater license, 5) Legislate to stop Adani 2\/2<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Amy MacMahon (@MacMahonAmy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MacMahonAmy\/status\/925550358075662336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The NAIF Act could only be amended in the Federal Parliament, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.au\/Details\/C2016A00041\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Act 2016.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Deputy Editor of the<em> Townsville Bulletin\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DamTom79\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Damien Tomlinson<\/a> believes the Greens might be dreaming. He also published an editorial here, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.townsvillebulletin.com.au\/news\/opinion\/greenies-gone-wild-over-adani\/news-story\/15030a6dc296560123df4a68c71e61e6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018Greenies gone wild\u2019 over Adani<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I saw that earlier &#8211; great analysis. I think they&#39;re dreaming.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Damien Tomlinson (@DamTom79) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DamTom79\/status\/925574166731821058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My column: No one is going to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopAdani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopAdani<\/a> &#8211; the theatrics are simply to hurt <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jackietrad?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jackietrad<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QLDLabor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@QLDLabor<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m1VyMwOp4W\">https:\/\/t.co\/m1VyMwOp4W<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldvotes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Damien Tomlinson (@DamTom79) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DamTom79\/status\/925567024910045184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">.<\/span><a name=\"AnswersFromTheQldGreens\"><\/a><\/h6>\n<h3>Questions for the Queensland Greens.<\/h3>\n<p>An issue swirling in pre-election Queensland was the notion that the Queensland Government could veto the Federal Government&#8217;s Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) loan to the Adani Group to build the railway from Abbot Point to the Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin. However, the states have a constitutional requirement to administer loans from the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/business\/mining-and-resources\/naif-funding-greens-call-for-queensland-government-to-put-stop-to-adani-loan-20161212-gt9erv.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Greens called for the Queensland Government to stop the Adani loan.<\/a>\u00a0Lawyer and Greens candidate for Mount Coot-tha (now\u00a0Maiwar)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mcberkman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Berkman<\/a> said that a letter could be drafted by Queensland Premier<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnastaciaMP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Annastacia Palaszczuk<\/a> to stop it. That letter was never generated and the issue has spilled into the 2017 election campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Recently federal Greens MP <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamBandt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adam Bandt<\/a> indicated in the House of Representatives that the strategy was to obtain the balance of power in the Queensland Parliament.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Well said <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamBandt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AdamBandt<\/a>! Seems like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TurnbullMalcolm?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TurnbullMalcolm<\/a> won\u2019t stop <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QLDLabor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@QLDLabor<\/a>\u2019s Adani mega-mine. To <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/stopadani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#stopadani<\/a> we need Greens in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mPTPI50wVc\">pic.twitter.com\/mPTPI50wVc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Queensland Greens (@QldGreens) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QldGreens\/status\/923070009135456257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As the Queensland Greens have seized this as a key election policy, what steps would the Greens now undertake to veto the loan and stop Adani?\u00a0So, if the Queensland Greens were given the balance of power on November 25th, what specific legislative and\/or constitutional steps would they undertake to veto the NAIF loan? How would they ultimately go about stopping Adani?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QldGreens?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@QldGreens<\/a>, in a media statement, could you please detail the legislative or other steps to veto NAIF loan &amp; stop Adani? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldpol<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/924499721443467264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A lot of people have entrusted the Greens to veto the NAIF loan &amp; stop Adani. How specifically would this be achieved? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1W2JzIYyel\">https:\/\/t.co\/1W2JzIYyel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/924556160367190017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>How specifically would the NAIF loan be vetoed?<\/h3>\n<p>Shortly before the Queensland election was announced, a ReachTel poll commissioned by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stopadani.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Stop Adani Alliance<\/em><\/a> was published in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GuardianAus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Guardian<\/a> asked respondents, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2017\/oct\/07\/most-australians-oppose-adani-mine-poll-shows-amid-national-protests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;Should the Queensland government veto any $1bn federal loan to Adani?&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I asked economists, journalists and academics about the specific mechanism that would enable this to happen.\u00a0Author of the piece at <em>The Guardian<\/em>, Michael Slezak responded in a roundabout way and pointed me to an article at <em>The Conversation<\/em> by\u00a0Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Tasmania Brendan Gogarty, <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/australias-1-billion-loan-to-adani-is-ripe-for-a-high-court-challenge-85077\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Australia\u2019s $1 billion loan to Adani is ripe for a High Court challenge.<\/a>\u00a0Gogarty confirmed the constitution requirement for federal funding to pass through the state. He plunges deep into the history of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.austlii.edu.au\/cgi-bin\/viewdoc\/au\/legis\/cth\/consol_act\/coaca430\/s96.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">section 96 of the Australian Constitution\u00a0<\/a>and concludes that the veto plan would likely end up in the High Court. However, what issues for other Commonwealth funding might this raise if the High Court were to decide the state had a case?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Some more detail: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wkbqDNkZ7V\">https:\/\/t.co\/wkbqDNkZ7V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michael Slezak (@MikeySlezak) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeySlezak\/status\/916681564502630400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Queensland economist Gene Tunny couldn&#8217;t see how the Queensland could veto the NAIF loan.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I don&#39;t think so. It&#39;s a federal fund. State govt is committed to Adani isn&#39;t it? It would lose Townsville seats if it changes its mind<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gene Tunny (@genetunny) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/genetunny\/status\/916502212011888641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Professor Graeme Orr from the University of Queensland argues that the Queensland premier couldn&#8217;t constitutionally stop the federal loan.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Can&#39;t constitutionally stop the feds.  It could revoke the go-ahead of course: but that would contradict its desire for mine ti proceed.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Graeme Orr (@Graeme_Orr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Graeme_Orr\/status\/916601158000558081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I showed journalist Michael Slezak Professor Orr&#8217;s response.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The way NAIF is set up requires the money to go via the states and they could therefore stop any transaction proceeding.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michael Slezak (@MikeySlezak) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeySlezak\/status\/916792251438612480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Dr Tim Seelig from the\u00a0Queensland Conservation Council says the NAIF could only be stopped at the federal level.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Qldaah<\/a> Michael West confirmed to me that it has to be the Feds that kill the NAIF loan, following query on this: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kjPNrPRyiV\">https:\/\/t.co\/kjPNrPRyiV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9QGdTQRGoR\">https:\/\/t.co\/9QGdTQRGoR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tim Seelig (@Tim_Seelig_Aus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tim_Seelig_Aus\/status\/925285902494007296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Over a few Twitter chats, deputy editor of <em>The Townsville Bulletin\u00a0<\/em>Damien Tomlinson, says the Adani mine is wanted by locals for the jobs it will bring. He also says the NAIF must be administered by the state.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Qld govt has to administer the NAIF funding and tried to back out of the arrangement in May <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xCEnFzPTIk\">https:\/\/t.co\/xCEnFzPTIk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Damien Tomlinson (@DamTom79) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DamTom79\/status\/916529802378485761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Definitely an issue but not as negative as down south. People here want Adani jobs, water security and cheaper power.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Damien Tomlinson (@DamTom79) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DamTom79\/status\/924842471976140800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So, the question for the Queensland Greens remains. Should they win the balance of power in the Queensland Parliament, what steps will they, in specific legislative and\/or constitutional terms take to veto the NAIF loan to Adani and ultimately stop the Carmichael coal mine?<\/p>\n<p>-More to come<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A rolling blog exploring the specific legislative and\/or constitutional steps the Queensland Greens will use to stop the Adani Carmichael coal mine should they win the balance of power in the Queensland election. Check back for updates. Table of contents Jump to comments section. Questions for the Queensland Greens. Answers from the Queensland Greens. 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