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To: Tomas who wrote (697)	8/11/1998 7:03:00 PM
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Papua New Guinea: 'Gas pipeline vital to Queensland development' The National, Wednesday August 12 GLADSTONE, Queensland: The proposed PNG-Queensland pipeline can play a vital role in making the cities of Gladstone and Townsville the major industrial centres of Australia, says Queensland Premier Peter Beattie. Mr Beattie said his government was working hard here to secure the Chevron gas pipeline, and Deputy Premier Jim Elder was in Taiwan lobbying for a steel plant to be built in the central Queensland town. The cities of Gladstone and Townsville would become the major industrial centres of the country if several key projects went ahead, Premier Peter Beattie said yesterday. "I am determined to do everything we can to make the steel plant a reality," Mr Beattie said. "The steel plant is A$4.7 billion (K6.44 billion) - it is enormous - and therefore the spinoffs for jobs and infrastructure in the region are just beyond comprehension in many ways. "Now if that can be done, in conjunction with the Chevron gas pipeline and if the Comalco (aluminium smelting) project can get off the ground, then Gladstone along with Townsville will become the two big industrial cities of this nation." Mr Beattie inspected the Gladstone courthouse and hospital with independent MP Liz Cunningham, whose support kept the previous coalition government in office. Mrs Cunningham supported Mr Beattie's government in a parliamentary confidence motion last month, but the Premier denied his visit was a payback. wr.com.au