Milton Dick (Oxley, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I rise to congratulate the Queensland Premier and the Labor campaign on an outstanding campaign in the recent Queensland state election. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk demonstrated principle before grubby politics in standing up to an unprincipled, dirty deal between the Liberal National Party in Queensland and the chaos and extremism of One Nation. As it stands, it appears there will be a strong, stable, working-majority Labor government led by a Queensland Premier who puts people first.

The message was clear over a week ago. Voters in my home state demand a government focused on people, delivering jobs, quality health services and a decent education for all Queensland kids. The Prime Minister and the LNP members opposite must hear the message: dance with One Nation at your peril. The Newman-Nicholls experiment of cutting, sacking and selling has hopefully been buried, but even today we saw members of the LNP running out the lines about increasing asset sales and increasing cuts. The LNP received its lowest primary vote, with a swing of over eight per cent at the state election.

I'm hopeful that my friend and local state member Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will continue to stand up for Queensland, and I know that, alongside Bill Shorten, who campaigned across Queensland, she has shown that, when it comes to stopping One Nation and the LNP chaos, only Labor can be trusted. Well done, Queensland Labor Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. Well done to the people of Queensland.

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