My question is to the Minister for Energy and Resources. Is the minister aware that in Queensland there are 126,000 people registered as unemployed and 670,000 as part-time employed? There are 299,000 Queenslanders desperately seeking full-time work. The contention, Minister, of a mining company whose awards range of $85,000 to $175,000 cannot find workers is an insult to the intelligence of every Australian. Does the minister know Australia's greatest mining growth was under Charles Court and the Bjelke-Petersen and both— (Time expired)

Mr Katter interjecting—