Nationals MP Warns 24 Percent of Local Jobs Could go Under Net Zero

A Queensland Nationals MP says nearly one in four jobs in his electorate would go if net zero aspirations go ahead. The Nationals have voted against the push.

A general view of the Kingaroy Solar Farm in regional Queensland, Australia on Jan. 18, 2025. Brook Mitchell/Getty Images

Federal Member for the country Queensland electorate of Flynn, Colin Boyce, has explained in detail why he backs his party’s newly announced stance on net zero—believing it would leave almost one in four workers in his electorate jobless.

The National Party announed on Nov. 2 that it would officially drop support for net zero emissions by 2050.