But one of Labor’s toughest challenges remains a series of poor poll results, which indicates voters aren’t happy with the status quo and want a change of government at the upcoming state election.
Unless you are voting for the Greens, I don’t think the alternative government will be much better.
Cost of living is a real big issue for everyone, and his statement that we can “expect cost-of-living relief in this year’s state budget” is a nice sentiment, but I don’t believe it will be long term sustainable. While it is nice getting free money to pay for energy and other things, I think the government will need to invest more time and money to driving cost down for everything they can control. Whether the state and federal government’s work together to do this investment or they figure something out at a state level, if the average Queenslander doesn’t see some meaningful and tangible change that they can understand, Labor’s approval will probably continue to drop.
Palaszczuk resignation may have been an attempt to shuffle peoples attention away from Labor old to Labor new, they still hold the baggage from the last 8-9 years of government, which will be hard to shake off. I wish them the best of luck.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Queensland Premier Steven Miles laughs nervously when he’s asked about the Gabba stadium redevelopment for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with listening to Queenslanders and responding to what they say,” Mr Miles told ABC Stateline in his first sit down TV interview.
While he hasn’t shied away from the fact he was the minister responsible for Olympic infrastructure under Annastacia Palaszczuk, as premier he did an about face on the $2.7 billion project.
The issue is a political hot potato for Labor, which was evident as Mr Miles again shifted in his position, telling the ABC he now doesn’t have a preference for what happens to the project.
But one of Labor’s toughest challenges remains a series of poor poll results, which indicates voters aren’t happy with the status quo and want a change of government at the upcoming state election.
While Mr Miles wasted no time putting his stamp on the government and signalling a clear difference between him and his predecessor, he admitted he would still seek counsel from Ms Palaszczuk.
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