It has been 100 days but Queenslanders searching for job opportunities, job security and cost of living relief have been left stranded by a Labor Government that has failed to get off the mark.
Opposition leader Lawrence Springborg said Queenslanders had been let down by the inexperience of the Palaszczuk-Gordon Government with no plan other than doing the bidding of union bosses.
“It is 100 days since Labor took office, in that time all we have seen is business confidence fall, unemployment rise and the Government’s self-imposed infrastructure freeze bite hard,” Mr Springborg said.
“The federal budget has seen big funding increases for the state in education, health, and GST payments, but the Palaszczuk-Gordon government bungled its response with the Health Minister warning of jobs and services being cut.
“Only last week the Treasurer had to back track after criticism from small business and industry for claiming Queensland was in a recession.
“For Queenslanders wanting improved services, the Labor Government scrapped the LNP’s hospital Wait Time Guarantee.
“Labor’s planned power merger is in limbo with doubts about frontline jobs and the impact on bills.
“For Queenslanders seeking accountability, Labor has decided to accept the vote of disgraced Cook MP Billy Gordon.
“For the business community seeking certainty and incentives, Labor openly attacked the mining sector, sparking outcry from industry groups and the resources council. It was the LNP that proactively put ethanol before Parliament.”
Mr Springborg said the LNP had set a positive Parliamentary agenda with mental health a priority, while the Palaszczuk-Gordon Government has been consumed with retribution changing political donation laws and making them retrospective.
“Queenslanders want leadership, jobs and opportunities not retaliation and reprisal,” he said.
“This Labor Government is a ship wrecked team paddling in circles.
“I don’t believe Queensland voted for a Government that 100 days on still has no plan on how to grow the economy and create jobs for this State.”
