Parliament live blog: Pollies prepare for rowdy final sittings ahead of bruising election
Why don't more Queenslanders hire luxury private jets to eat cake with a friend? It's the question put to the Premier that sent Parliament into a frenzy.
It's the final week of parliamentary sittings before the state election and LNP has gone on the attack, with the DNA debacle, Shannon Fentiman's loyalty and the Premier's private jet travel in its sights.
Today's Question Time was the third last before the parties go into campagin mode, and the LNP went straight on the attack over the DNA forensic lab debacle and the ALP's treatment in one of the key players in bringing the problems to light.
Health Minister Shannon Fentiman, who traded barbs with her LNP rival Ros Bates, was questioned over her loyalty to Premier Steven Miles, who was in turn taunted over his penchant for private jets.
At the business end of proceedings, new IVF, respect at work and royalties legislation will be on the table, while nine MPs will give their final speeches later on the week, before they call it quits ahead of the October 26 poll.
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Originally published as Parliament live blog: Pollies prepare for rowdy final sittings ahead of bruising election
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