PoliticsQueensland votesPrint articlePalaszczuk borrows big to pay for election promisesMark LudlowQueensland bureau chiefOct 26, 2020 – 6.12pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginQueensland Treasurer Cameron Dick said the Palaszczuk government could afford to borrow $4 billion to pay for its election campaign commitments, with a budget surplus unlikely to be delivered in Labor's next term of office.With both Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Opposition leader Deb Frecklington in regional Queensland to drum up votes ahead of Saturday's election, Labor released its costings in Brisbane showing its campaign commitments came to $4.3 billion.Loading...Mark Ludlow writes on politics, energy and infrastructure based in Brisbane. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mludlow@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreQueensland votesAnnastacia PalaszczukDeb FrecklingtonCameron DickJackie TradLatest In PoliticsFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PoliticsThe Australian Financial Review MagazineAFR Magazine celebrates The Art of MovementLauren Sams‘We don’t want to die wondering’: Jo Horgan on Mecca’s biggest bet yetThis Brisbane restaurant deserves a Michelin starBOSS Financial ReviewThis CEO thought he was healthy. Then he went for a checkSally Patten and Lap PhanHow the Macquarie CEO played a role in setting me up to lead MagellanWhich AI course should I do?Life & LeisureUp your game with this stylish golf kit and Swiss waterproof sneakersEugenie KellyWhy we can’t get enough of the minister of crabsIt’s BYO pyjamas at this chef’s table above the cloudsRich ListSpotlight’s new Anaconda will teach shoppers to fishMichael BlebyPortelli hits fast lane on mooted LMCT+ sale, MacCap takes the wheelInside the fortune Kerry Stokes (quietly) made in China
