The LNP’s “adult crime, adult time” laws will be in place by the end of 2024 as part of a long to-do list David Crisafulli has promised to complete on schedule. But there’s one big problem. SEE THE LIST
Party faithfuls erupted in cheers as Steven Miles reeled off his achievements over his ten months as Premier during his speech at the Labor campaign launch.
The LNP has promised to create a second road to Highfields if it wins government, but the project’s chief advocate Trevor Watts can’t guarantee it will start construction in the next term.
From candidate anecdotes about the “devil’s lettuce” and bold calls to take on “terrorising” teen criminals, here’s how the Hervey Bay MP’s first public comparison with his election opponents went down at a colourful meeting.
Coal fired power stations in Queensland will be kept open indefinitely under an LNP government that is simultaneously committed to hitting net zero by 2050.
Millions of dollars will be pumped into fixing Queensland’s forensic DNA lab crisis, up to 20 frontline staff hired, and a new judge added in Townsville under a $21.5m LNP plan to boost Queensland’s justice system and clear a growing backlog of cases.
Premier Steven Miles has refused to take a stand on whether Labor should preference the LNP above Katter’s Australian Party, which wants to repeal the legalisation of abortion.
David Crisafulli is determined to copy Anthony Albanese’s small target success from 2022, and while it might win him the election, it’s bad news for Qld moving forward, writes Cameron Milner.
The state nurses’ union has blamed the actions of the Newman government a full decade ago for health staff now feeling tired and wanting to quit the profession. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Rockhampton’s overflowing ED has reached its “use-by-date”, says the LNP’s would-be health minister but Labor insists it’s got a plan to curb the chaos.
Robbie Katter and One Nation may rip an infant LNP government apart at the seams, with the minor conservative parties ready to cause chaos over abortion and voluntary assisted dying. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Ambulance ramping will be below 30 per cent by the end of the LNP’s first term in office and the elective surgery waiting list will stop growing after the first year, Opposition Leader David Crisafulli has vowed.