The hot topic poised to swing a dozen Labor seats in Queensland
The opposition Liberal National Party has committed to its path to winning the coming state election using one burning issue.
Getta Betta Co owner Rob Aumend says Townsville businesses are desperate for a reduction in crime. Cameron Laird
Townsville’s western suburbs wear the scars of the North Queensland city’s notorious crime issue – storefronts have smashed windows or oppressive security screens and abandoned cars litter the side of the roads.
Restlessness among business owners is tangible, and they are sick of staff quitting from a fear of violent hold-ups. They want confidence to get on with operations.
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