Treasurer Jim Chalmers was forced to stop his keynote speech about the finances of the nation after the environmental protesters had crashed the stage twice.
Dr. Chalmers had just started his speech in the Queensland Media Club on Tuesday afternoon when a man behind him appeared with a sign with the text: 'No new coal or gas'.
The treasurer almost seemed to jump into fear while he turned around and broke his speech.
“Australia can no longer afford climate disasters … When will the Labor party stop financing more coal and gas projects?” the demonstrator shouted.
Dr. Chalmers are recovering his calmness, said: “Thank you, size, you go” “as a member of security, the man outside the stage.
But Dr. Chalmers had just started his speech when another demonstrator appeared on stage a little later.
“Mr. Chalmers, I went without power for eight days,” said the female demonstrator as she was held off the stage.
'Young people in this nation will suffer for the rest of their lives. When will Labor stop financing and approving new coal and gas? '
Dr. Chalmers had just started his speech in the Queensland Media Club on Tuesday afternoon when a man behind him appeared with a sign with the text: 'No new coal or gas' (photo)
Returning to his calmness, Dr. said Chalmers: 'Thank you, size, you go' 'Like a member of the security, bundled the man's man
But Dr. Chalmers had just started his speech when a different demonstrator appeared on stage a little later (photo)
The mostly displayable Dr. Chalmers laughed a nervous smile as he resumed the autocue.
His speech warned that the clean-up costs and the impact on the economy resulting from ex-tropical Cycloon Alfred could reach a maximum of $ 1.2 billion.
Dr. Chalmers 'also tried to trivializing expectations prior to the pre-election budget of next week, and admitted that the majority of the policy has already been announced'.
These include the investment of $ 8.5 billion in strengthening Medicare, the $ 7.2 billion for upgrades to the Bruce Highway and sweeping up to $ 19 billion in student debt for a maximum of three million Australians.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had been tipped on a large scale to call the elections before April 12 before Storm Alfred saved those plans.
It will now be held in May, which means that next week's budget must be handed out – a situation that would have avoided an election in April.
Dr. Chalmers acknowledged that it meant that the government had announced most of its spending measures in advance.
“This is more than we would usually reveal before the budget,” he said Tuesday.
'And there will be provisions in the budget for policy that we will announce in the campaign, not next week.
“All this means that there will be fewer surprises on the budget evening.”
