Senator Trish Crossin has slammed Senator Nigel Scullion for not representing his electorate or his party.
Date: 31 May 2008
Senator Trish Crossin has slammed Senator Nigel Scullion for not representing his electorate or his party.
Senator Scullion has attacked the Rudd Government’s FuelWatch scheme in his role as Deputy Leader of the Nationals.
Yet in the Northern Territory, both the former and the current leader of the CLP – the party which Senator Scullion stood for in the 2007 Federal election – have both been very supportive of the FuelWatch scheme.
Senator Crossin said “ Senator Scullion needs to work out who he is really representing. Is he representing his electorate, who voted for him based on the party he was standing for and their policies? Or the Nationals, of which he is Deputy Leader but has no representation in the Northern Territory?”
FuelWatch is crucial to giving motorists detailed and up to date information on where to find the cheapest petrol prices at the cheapest petrol stations at the cheapest times.
“The Nationals in Canberra do not support FuelWatch. The CLP are very clear in their support for the Fuel Watch Scheme. The leader of the party, Terry Mills, has even come out saying ‘The Territory Opposition has been advocating a similar fuel watch scheme for more than 12 months.’*
Obviously the CLP can see that the Rudd Government’s FuelWatch scheme will benefit the NT, and are happy to support an idea that will work.
Where does Senator Scullion stand? Is he representing his electorate and the party he stood for when elected, the Country Liberal Party, or is he representing the Nationals?” Senator Crossin said.
*”Putting Fuel Prices Under The Pump” Terry Mills CLP Media Release, 15 April 2008