Media Release.
OFFICE OF THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION
TUESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2013
Opposition
Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk says the Newman Government has fallen
short on its promises to Queenslanders as it marks 18 months in office.
Ms Palaszczuk today released an A-to-Z guide of the Neman Government’s major backflips, bungles and broken promises.
“One
of the biggest broken promises has been their failure to cut the cost
of living, with electricity prices alone skyrocketing 22.6%,” Ms
Palaszczuk said.
“Overall we are yet to see the ‘humility, grace, and dignity’ promised by the Premier."
“In
reality the LNP has a track record of arrogance, indulgence, and of
using its massive majority in State Parliament to trample on people’s
rights."
“It
has used its majority to instruct the previously independent industrial
umpire on how to assess wage claims, but at the same time the
government tried to sneak through a 42% wage rise of
itself and MPs until it was caught out."
“We are yet to see any major infrastructure projects started by the Newman Government."
“The
only project it points to remains its new and unnecessary Executive
Building in the Brisbane CBD that it will be renting but not owning."
“Unfortunately there have been no other major infrastructure projects to generate jobs, especially in regional communities."
“The
Newman Government’s signature policies so far have been its mass
sackings and cuts to frontline services which have hit our state and
regional economies as local pay-packets disappear or people move away to
seek work elsewhere.”
Ms Palaszczuk said at the halfway point of the current Queensland Parliamentary term the Newman Government had delivered:
- a jobless rate of 6% seasonally adjusted compared with 5.5% at the 2012 election
- rising unemployment when it promised to have the state’s jobless rate heading to 4%
- economic growth of 3% compared with 4% under Labor
- higher cost of living instead of its promised cuts to household bills.
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