Does Opposition Leader David Crisafulli have the ability,charisma and policy acumen to cut through before Queensland’s next election?
Polling for Brisbane Times shows a recent souring of public perception for both major party leaders in Queensland.
LNP leader David Crisafulli says after seven years in opposition,his party is getting candidates in the field earlier than Queenslanders have ever seen.
Until political leaders can muster the effort to deal responsibly with such emotive issues,we’re doomed to repeat the cycle.
After the state government buckled and reinstated breach of bail as a criminal offence,the opposition has turned its attention to the use of knives in youth crime.
Long-term rates of youth crime are actually declining,but not the rhetoric. Experts worry the problems and solutions are now being politicised.
As parliament resumed for 2023,A-G Shannon Fentiman – a key figure of Labor’s Left – made a point of saying the laws were introduced by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.
The government will reinstate a Newman-era policy amid mounting political pressure in a move experts and advocates warn will only make matters worse.
The deputy premier did not regret his criticisms of the judiciary,and he would not be taking them back.
David Crisafulli says Labor “watered down” laws after taking power in 2015 – part of the move reinstated a globally recognised idea earlier dumped by the LNP.
Treasurer Cameron Dick has tried to distance himself from Steven Miles’ heavily criticised outburst over the granting of bail to 13 young offenders.