27 Oct 2022The Palaszczuk Government has announced Queensland's first site to educate people about the Holocaust and remember its horrendous legacy. The Queensland Holocaust Museum and Education Centre will be established through state government funding of $3.5 million which will be
From Aust Jewish News 2020.
The state’s Liberal National Party (LNP) has pledged to match the grant if it wins Queensland’s October 31 election. LNP Leader Deb Frecklington said it’s important to memorialise the millions murdered in the Holocaust and educate the public “to ensure the horrors they suffered serve as lessons for future generations”.
The AJN approached Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to ask if the Queensland government would match the pledge if re-elected, but didn’t hear back by press time.
The holocaust museum saga became a QLD State election issue which ended up resulting in the State and Federal governments using taxpayers monies for this edifices. The argument was based on that QLD was the only State without a taxpayer funded holocaust museum!
