Budget 2010

Regaining the AAA credit rating and putting in place a repayment strategy to pay off Labor’s $83.5 billion debt will be the key priorities of a LNP Government. During a wide ranging Budget reply speech today, State Opposition and LNP Leader John-Paul Langbroek said the LNP was committed to: Reclaiming the AAA credit rating as its number one priority; Stopping Labor’s fire sale of assets; Introducing a debt repayment strategy as a stand-alone Budget document; and Stopping the super tax on mining. Mr Langbroek said this week’s State Budget reconfirmed two things in the minds of Queenslanders – Labor isn’t listening and Labor can’t be ...

Budget 2010

Gold Coast water price rises should be capped

The price Gold Coast residents pay for water should be capped at the rate of inflation, the LNP said today.

Leader of the Opposition John-Paul Langbroek said an LNP government would introduce legislation to ensure bulk and retail water price rises were capped at CPI to ease the burden on Gold Coast residents struggling with the ever increasing cost of living. Read More…

Sunshine Coast water price rises should be capped

September 3rd, 2010 Category: JP's Media Releases, LNP Media Releases, Media Release

The price Sunshine Coast residents pay for water should be capped at the rate of inflation, the LNP said today.

Leader of the Opposition John-Paul Langbroek said the LNP would introduce legislation to ensure bulk and retail water price rises were capped at CPI to ease the burden on Sunshine Coast residents struggling with the ever increasing cost of living. Read More…

South East Queensland Water

September 3rd, 2010 Category: Initiatives

Delivering affordable water security

The LNP is committed to guaranteeing supply of affordable water to residents in South East Queensland.

The LNP understands Queenslanders are struggling to pay for the massive increases in cost of living forced onto them by Bligh and Labor’s bungling and incompetence.

In Government we will protect Queenslanders from these massive prices rises. When elected we will: Read More…

Homeless soar as Minister goes coastal solar

September 3rd, 2010 Category: LNP Media Releases, Media Release

The official number of homeless people in Queensland was soaring and forecast to soon top 30,000 during a time when the Minister was focussed on high-cost coastal/solar public housing in areas where there was little to no demand.

LNP Shadow Housing Minister Rosemary Menkens the long-term Labor government was more interested in high-cost public housing developments in its growing list of marginal seats – many in areas where there was little to no demand. Read More…