Queensland has a 'new' government under Steven Miles but there's no escaping the past
ABCJust like the first day of school. "A crisis that is impacting Queenslanders at home, in their businesses, on the streets, in every part of this state," Opposition Leader David Crisafulli told parliament. Opening doors to the past But it's not enough for the LNP opposition, who are prosecuting the argument that Labor only has itself to blame for the crime "crisis". "Since the Labor government changed criminal laws in 2015-16, serious repeat youth offenders have doubled, car theft has jumped 116 per cent and break-ins have risen by 54 per cent," LNP Deputy Leader Jarrod Bleijie told the house. Even though nine years have passed since the LNP was last in power, Labor has kicked off the new parliamentary year marching back down its well-worn path of attacking the opposition for their unpopular cuts to the public service.