re: beattie to await alp-abc article
More of the same.. This time the ABC article A bit more Beatie specific
Beattie to take uranium lead from federal ALP Queensland Premier Peter Beattie says he will be guided by federal Labor's policy on uranium mining in the future.
Mr Beattie is opposed to uranium mining in Queensland because he says it would jeopardise the state's booming coal industry.
The Prime Minister's historic export deal with China has caused division within the federal Labor Party - some MPs are pushing for an end to its long-held 'no new mines' policy, while others are resisting the change.
Mr Beattie says it is an issue for the ALP national conference.
"It's largely impossible for the Commonwealth to overrule the state on these things but I'd be guided by ALP policy and that won't be debated at a state level, it will be at a national level," he said.
"We will do whatever it takes to get jobs and opportunities for Queensland but I'm not going to see the Queensland coal industry - which has a lifetime of 300 years - I'm not going to see that undermined."
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