Crisafulli ‘secured $320k grant for a donor mate’
David Crisafulli secured a $321,600 grant when a Newman government minister for a call centre in Townsville to be set up by an LNP donor who gave him a job when he lost his seat.
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LNP candidate breaks ranks on abortion
One of David Crisafulli’s self-declared pro-life candidates admits she wants abortion laws changed but ‘can’t say anything’ before the state election.
LNP flags ban redo, Miles seeks handout reward
David Crisafulli is set to repeal a ban on political donations from property developers that he decried as a ‘financial gerrymander’ as Steven Miles asked voters to reward him for borrowing billions of dollars for cost-of-living handouts.
Spotlight on Crisafulli role at training firm
LNP leader David Crisafulli quit as director and chief executive of a training company just two days after the federal regulator warned that it had uncovered serious ‘training quality issues’ and was rejecting its national registration.
Miles pumps $24bn hydro scheme, Crisafulli’s tax promise in debate
LNP leader David Crisafulli and Premier Steven Miles have laid out their plans for the state in the second debate between the Queensland candidates.
LNP won’t limit bureaucracy’s wages explosion: Crisafulli
David Crisafulli has no plans to control public sector salary growth, despite the bureaucracy’s wage bill ballooning by more than 75 per cent in a decade under Queensland’s Labor government.
Labor’s last-ditch effort to retain century-long grip on Rocky
Steven Miles has jetted back to the central Queensland city of Rockhampton to sandbag the Labor heartland seat with a $50m hospital expansion announcement.
Pre-poll booths open for early bird voters
Early votes can now be cast at more than 200 early voting centres across ahead of October 26, to cater for people who like to vote ahead of polling day.
Labor’s populist splurge to put state’s credit rating at risk
Steven Miles’s populist promises will add an extra $9bn to Queensland’s debt bill, prompting warnings from rating agencies that the state’s AA+ rating could come ‘under pressure’.
Miles commits to nuclear vote
Steven Miles has vowed to hold a plebiscite on nuclear power if Peter Dutton is elected as prime minister.
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