James McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Shadow Assistant Minister to the Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My beautiful home state of Queensland, home to so many brilliant and terrific Australians, is suffering under this Palaszczuk-Miles Labor government. Extraordinarily and not surprisingly, under Labor there has been a 104 per cent increase in stolen vehicles since 2015. In 2023, there were 20,190 cars stolen. Under Labor, that means 55 cars are being stolen every day because Labor are soft on crime. But it gets worse. Under Labor, Queensland has recorded the highest six months of ambulance ramping in our history, with the state facing a double sucker punch thanks to the Albanese government failing to tackle the primary care crisis, with it never being more expensive to see a doctor than now in Queensland.

It gets worse. We have a record number of Queenslanders trying to get a roof over their head, while the housing minister continues to deflect any questions on the topic. With over 45,000 Queenslanders on the social housing waiting list, Labor's time is up. It's time that everyday Queenslanders stop paying for Labor's failures, whether it be their mismanagement of the Callide power station, which forced prices up by 20 per cent after it exploded due to Labor's maintenance failures, or the Premier spending $170,000 on a twin jet convoy in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis.

In 74 days, Queenslanders can vote for a real change. In 74 days, Queenslanders can vote for the LNP, who will make sure that Queensland gets back on track, and make sure we've a premier who gets on with fixing the crises affecting Queensland.