NIMBY name-calling by media poor form
Independent Australia
Courier Mail criticism of public protests over development needs in Queensland is counterproductive, writes
AS AUSTRALIA moves from the response phase to the recovery phase from COVID-19, future options planned by government are weighted towards the economy and employment.
One consequence of this approach is that it has led to media articles critical of urban and regional community interest groups who have been galvanised into action to protest against a number of recent development proposals and their environmental - ecological, economic and social - consequences.
In the case of Queensland, many proposed developments are being fast-tracked as population growth arising from a substantial number of moves from other states has pushed net interstate migration to record levels. This has created a scenario for development proposals in Queensland whereby competing development and environment interests are locked into public