A petition launched by Queensland’s Liberal Nationwide occasion to rename a brand new rail line in honour of the late Queen is getting used to assemble knowledge, the state’s treasurer says.
The state opposition chief, David Crisafulli, desires to rename the prepare service created by the ten.2km Cross River Rail venture, which is able to run by the inside metropolis from Dutton Park within the south to Exhibition station within the north.
He mentioned renaming the $5.4 billion venture the Elizabeth line - following the instance of the London Underground’s latest line - can be a becoming tribute to Elizabeth II’s seven-decade reign.
“Renaming Cross River Rail to The Elizabeth Line is a once-in-a-lifetime alternative for Queensland to ceaselessly honour her life and legacy,” Crisafulli mentioned in a press release.
“Her Majesty’s 70-year reign was outlined by her dedication to obligation and repair and this plan would see her title proceed to service our state.”
Queensland’s treasurer, Cameron Dick, criticised the petition and accused the LNP of utilizing the Queen’s demise to gather folks’s knowledge.
The web kind asks signatories for his or her names, suburbs, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses.
Dick mentioned it was not an official parliamentary petition because it was hosted by an LNP web site.
“The demise of the sovereign shouldn't be used as a chance by a political organisation just like the LNP to assemble knowledge for a political database,” he advised reporters on Wednesday.
“The questions have to be requested of the LNP management at this time, why they're internet hosting a petition on a celebration political web site and usually are not utilizing the well-established custom of parliamentary petition.
“I believe it’s extremely disrespectful earlier than the funeral of the sovereign that the LNP ought to be searching for to assemble the info of Queensland residents for what might solely be described as occasion political functions.”
The transport minister, Mark Bailey, mentioned utilizing a petition to gather knowledge throughout the mourning interval was “shameful” and in unhealthy style.
He mentioned new rail strains in Brisbane had been usually named for his or her locations, in contrast to London Underground strains.
The deputy opposition chief, Jarrod Bleijie, a proud monarchist, responded to Bailey on Twitter, saying “our petition has no hyperlink to the LNP”.
“It’s shocking and disappointing that you've got chosen to politicise this subject,” he wrote. “I noticed this morning that the Prime Minister introduced a memorial sq. in Sydney to honour The Queen.”
Bleijie mentioned a parliamentary petition would restrict attainable signatories to Queensland residents, however he promised to lodge it in parliament anyway.
He additionally identified quite a lot of Labor MPs had used domains exterior parliament, reminiscent of Change.org and Survey Monkey to ballot constituents prior to now.
Earlier, Bleijie steered the opening of an Elizabeth line can be a “implausible alternative” for the royal household to go to Queensland.
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