Mr Asset Sales refuses to rule out sell-off… Again

Treasurer, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Minister for Sport The Honourable Curtis Pitt

Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls has again failed to rule out asset sales after opening the door yesterday to a fire sale. “Yesterday he refused to answer journalists, today he’s refused to answer questions in Parliament and I doubt Queenslanders are going to see any honesty from Tim Nicholls tomorrow,” Mr Pitt said. “Tim Nicholls had three minutes on the floor of Parliament to rule out asset sales today, yet couldn’t bring himself to be honest enough with Queenslanders to tell them what they already know. “Under the LNP Queensland’s assets will be auctioned off in a fire sale. “He’s become a goldfish circling a bowl – constantly forgetting and then remembering his love of asset sales. “Queenslanders spoke loud and clear at the January 2015 election – they didn’t want their assets sold. “But the ghost of Campbell Newman continues to haunt the Queensland Parliament in the form of Tim Nicholls. “Tim Nicholls was the architect of the LNP’s Strong Choices Program and even set up the Costello Commission of Audit which cost Queenslanders $2.2 million in a lame attempt to try justifying asset sales. “Then he spent $100 million on his ‘Strong Choices’ program while simultaneously telling taxpayers to tighten their belts. “Even Campbell Newman himself has admitted that was a mistake saying he was “never, ever comfortable” with asset sales. “But Tim Nicholls was comfortable with asset sales and still is. “If Tim Nicholls isn’t planning an outright fire sale, then you can bet it will be some form of Frankenstein-like creation that looks, smells, and sounds like asset sales. “Tim Nicholls should come clean and outline what his plans are and explain why he has chosen to ignore Queenslanders and leave the doors wide open to selling Queensland’s assets.”