Nordacious (aka James Hillier)
Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick took 46 minutes to deliverhis fifth budget speech to state parliament on Tuesday.
In it,he presented billions in cost-of-living and inflation reliefas Labor’s pitch for a fourth term in government come October.
This is an abridged version of Dick’s speech,with some highlighted notes to unpack things that he didn’t elaborate on.
Matt Dennien is a state political reporter with Brisbane Times,where he has also covered city council and general news. He previously worked as a reporter for newspapers in Tasmania and Brisbane community radio station 4ZZZ.
