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

SEQ water price rises should be capped

South-east Queensland water price rises should be capped at the rate of inflation, the State Opposition said today.

State Opposition and LNP Leader 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 south-east Queenslanders struggling under the ever increasing cost of living.

“It’s time to stop the price gouging and put the brakes on increased water charges,” he said. Read More…

Feel-good Phil’s spin attempt falls flat

September 3rd, 2010 Category: Media Release

Child Safety Minister Phil Reeves’ clumsy attempt at spin has failed to hide the fact more staff have left the department, while 35 new frontline positions remain unfilled.

Shadow Minister for Child Safety Jack Dempsey said figures to be released today in a question on notice shows that staff resignations in Child Safety departments have increased between 2008/09 and 2009/10. Read More…

Medical staff turnover at crisis point

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

FRONTLINE medical staff were leaving Queensland Health in droves with 4571 doctors and nurses leaving the public health system in 2009/10 – up by more than 30 per cent on the previous year.

LNP Shadow Minister for Health Mark McArdle said turnover rate in Queensland Health was disastrous and underlined the management crisis with Bligh Labor where frontline staff were over-worked, under-resourced, stressed-out and not being paid. Read More…

Labor keeps at-risk families in the dark

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

Labor has given leave for the health and wellbeing of children in care to go unchecked for 12 months or more under laws passed through parliament, the LNP said today.

Shadow Minister for Child Safety Jack Dempsey said Labor used their numbers in Parliament to pass legislation that will put children at risk of further abuse or neglect and keep their families in the dark about their treatment. Read More…