The top 5 moments that mattered in final leaders’ debate

From abortion to crime, daylight saving and developer donations to DV, these are the top five pivotal moments in the final leaders’ debate. SEE VIDEO

Premier Steven Miles and Opposition Leader David Crisafulli faced off for the last time ahead of the election, at The Courier-Mail/Sky News Australia People’s Forum on Tuesday night.

These are the top five moments that mattered...

ABORTION ANSWER

Opposition Leader David Crisafulli revealed he is supportive of a woman’s right to choose, repeating that abortion laws would not change under an LNP government. Asked by Premier Steven Miles to give a yes or no answer to whether he supported a woman’s right to choose, he said yes. But Mr Crisafulli dodged questions on the possibility of a conscience vote, telling Mr Miles to stop asking “silly little wedge questions”.

CRIME POLL

About ten per cent of audience members raised their hand when asked whether they had been impacted by crime in the past twelve months. Mr Crisafulli jumped on the opportunity to talk about how crime had “spiralled out of control” in the state. Mr Miles argued that his community safety plan had successfully driven down crime rates by 6 per cent.

DEVELOPER DONATIONS

Audience member Jim asked Mr Crisafulli to explain why he would allow property developers the ability to donate to state election campaigns, which he argued would lead to “white collar crime”. Mr Crisafulli clarified that the changes would not extend to local government elections as councils were in control of development approvals. He argued that the move would level the playing field as the CFMEU, an organisation made up of union members who were also property developers, could donate.

NO DAYLIGHT SAVING

Audience member Gail McIntyre asked the leaders whether they would consider implementing daylight saving, which had become a “real issue” for Queensland due to the state’s high migration rates. Both leaders quickly shut down the idea, confirming it was not part of either party’s agenda.

DV LAWS FOR MEN

Audience member Kimberly Lusk asked the leaders whether they would consider changing domestic violence laws to remove perpetrators from the homes of victims. Mr Crisafulli said his plan to implement GPS tracking devices on 500 of the state’s worst DV offenders would achieve the same outcome, while Mr Miles said his government had increased DV funding by 20 per cent.

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