After a sustained campaign by the LNP, the Palaszczuk Labor Government has bowed to pressure and reduced learner licence fees from the most expensive in the country ($186.55) to $75! The State Government attacked us for going into bat for Queenslanders on this, but we did not stop and got a result. This is a…
DetailsCutting the cost of living needs the Government to stop wasting your money. Every time government wastes your money, you pay either with higher taxes or delays in critical projects which should be prioritised. In real terms, Queensland total infrastructure expenditure hasn’t kept pace with growth or other States and our hospitals haven’t had enough,…
DetailsToday Premier Palaszczuk turned her back on her promise to be open and transparent. Annastacia Palaszczuk’s nonchalant response to the latest public Crime and Corruption Commission report proves she has no interest in conducting herself with integrity and has no respect for the institutions of Queensland According to the Premier, integrity in Queensland under her…
DetailsKey Coaldrake Review recommendations yet to be implemented On the eve of 200 days since the Coaldrake Review Recommendations were handed down, the Opposition is demanding the Palaszczuk Government explain why it has failed to implement key integrity measures. Last June the scathing findings were revealed and the Palaszczuk Government is still dragging its feet…
DetailsIf we’ve learned anything in the last couple of years of COVID, it’s that simple pleasures, such as getting together with loved ones for meals and special occasions, are the glue that hold families and the community together. I would like to give a special mention to our frontline healthcare workers that will either be…
DetailsThe State Labor Government has introduced legislation to effectively ban non-Labor aligned unions. Despite the fact Queensland teachers and nurses had been voting with their feet to join some of the other unions, Labor has now made these alternatives effectively illegal. This could cost teachers and nurses an extra $400 each in union fees than…
DetailsThe Palaszczuk Labor Government’s poor budget management has had a big impact on the cost-of-living crisis in Queensland. Queensland families are feeling the pinch more than ever as the cost-of-living crisis continues to spiral out of control. The soaring cost of petrol, electricity, vehicle registration and rent has also added thousands of dollars to household…
DetailsThis week we’ve seen the terrible news that police officers, Constable Matthew Arnold and Constable Rachel McCrow, were shot and killed in the line of duty. As with most of the community I found this news heart breaking – they were doing their jobs and lost their lives in the process. It is a timely…
DetailsThe Coaldrake Review exposed how the Palaszczuk Government is presiding over a culture of fear and bullying and now the Auditor-General has exposed the impacts this lack of leadership is having on the public service. This failure in leadership is being felt in the deterioration of services Queenslanders rely upon everyday. -ENDS-
DetailsThe claims Minister Scanlon must answer for were raised by serious reports and landholders willing to go on the public record. Do their claims not matter? The Minister herself said Queenslanders deserved to know the truth after she failed to release alarming information 18 months ago. Does she no longer believe that? Reports that her…
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