Just crashed the “Carnival of Coal” here at State Parliament. Liberal Party MP Peter Phelps, who organised the event, delivered a stirring speech which included lines like: “Coal is the most pro-human of all substances” and “To love coal, is to love humanity”. He said that as a gamer, he was concerned that in games like SimCity, when you build a coal-fired power station it creates pollution, and that is “subtle indoctrination”. He ended by declaring that Tony Abbott was right on coal. After his speech, the small crowd of Liberal, National MPs and coal industry executives shouted three cheers to coal - hip hip hooray…

Carnival of Coal

Greens MP Tamara Smith and her adviser Amy Phillips at the Carnival of Coal as Knitting Nannas

Host Liberal MP Peter Phelps pays homage to coal

Shooters MP Robert Bosak and Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham

Attendees listen to Peter Phelps’ speech

Peter Phelps orating

WTF!

Diamons

‘Knitting Nanna’ snubbed by Resources Minister Anthony Roberts

The Revolving Door

Shooters MP Robert Borsak photobombs

Greens MPs Jeremy Buckingham and Tamara Smith