Ms Jennifer Howard MP

Stated she could not support the bill, arguing it delivers no new transport, health or housing infrastructure for fast-growing Ipswich despite welcoming some continued initiatives.

“For those reasons I cannot support this bill.”— 2026-06-25View Hansard

Supported the technical bill but warned it distracts from teacher pay, workload and occupational violence, and raised concerns that information-sharing provisions without consent fall hardest on vulnerable young people and that NSSAB may be under-resourced.

“The Labor opposition considers the bill to be largely technical in nature and we support it; however, this bill distracts from the minister's failure to address the urgent challenges teachers and support staff are facing in our schools every day.”— 2026-06-23View Hansard

Supported efficiency in principle but raised concerns that the bill weakens oversight of environmentally relevant activities, particularly waste operators in Ipswich, through self-assessed code-managed ERAs, and opposed removal of public notification of EIS terms of reference and the public interest test for non-use management areas in mine closure plans.

“While the Labor opposition supports improvements in efficiency and streamlining in relation to development of this state, this should not come at the cost of protecting our environment and our communities.”— 2026-05-14View Hansard