Both sides campaigning in Queensland's state election claim to have the answers. But what powers do they have?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Both sides campaigning in Queensland's state election claim to have the answers. But what powers do they have?

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Queenslanders are on the cusp of another election. University of Queensland law Professor Graeme Orr says it helps to understand that political power can come down to two things: "filthy lucre" and constitutional authority. "This is how we got WorkChoices, a national employment law, because it applies to every corporation outside state government," he says. "I think people just see government as a big blob and what's happened over the years, there's been so much duplication or overplay," says Mr Borbidge, a former National party MP. Former Labor state MP Judy Spence says roughly two-thirds of the people who visited her electorate office needed help with issues outside of state government control.

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