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Queenslanders vote for safe pair of hands : Comments

By Graham Young, published 4/11/2020

Presented with two parties offering no clear vision of the future, voters opted for certainty by voting for incumbents and voting for border closures.

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Virtually no opposition, of course, but 'fear is the key' these days. I think "Fear Is The Key" was the title of s novel I read many years ago; but it is certainly a truism in politics today, and not just in the PRC.
Posted by ttbn, Wednesday, 4 November 2020 8:13:25 AM
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If Anastasia ever opens the 'border', will she then close it whenever there's a new outbreak down south?
Posted by Raycom, Wednesday, 4 November 2020 8:19:47 AM
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<< Queenslanders ... were confronted with two parties, neither of whom had a clear vision for the future ... >>
Agreed, neither of the two main parties had a vision for the future, but voters did have a third choice. There is a third party in Queensland and it's the only party that understands the urgency of transitioning away from carbon-emitting fossil fuel-dependency and availing ourselves of the advantages and opportunities of an economy based on renewable sources of power. The Greens have been right on this for decades now, while the two majors cling hopelessly to the past. Queenslanders must vote for this visionary force and allow it to exert real and positive influence within parliament. The shift is happening slowly and will hopefully continue to gather pace.
Posted by Bronwyn, Wednesday, 4 November 2020 10:22:18 AM
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Who knows? Could the result have been affected by the Newman factor? And or the ultra-conservative views of some who traditionally, want to turn the clock back to outlaw abortion, euthanasia. And wanted the borders reopened long ago?

A safe pair of hands could have been LNP hands if they coalesced behind a more moderate, less hard-right position! And not a time for traditional austerity! Which is the traditional view of the thinkers in the LNP?

That labor improved its position and held key states like Townsville, demonstrates just how divorced some LNP candidates are from the view of many voters? Think that all they need is a good salesperson? And are not seen as listening to those who employ them to serve.

Interestingly is the language. For example, the leader wanted to lead us out of the pandemic, where she may have garnered more support by saying, we will do what is needed to LIFT Queensland out of the pandemic?

The optics are important!
Alan B.
Posted by Alan B., Wednesday, 4 November 2020 10:51:58 AM
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@Bronwyn

I can only agree. It's why at age 53 for the first time ever I voted for the Greens in the QLD election. More of the same stupidity with a little rearranging at the edges to differentiate wasn't an appealing message from the ALP and LNP.
Posted by Valley Guy, Wednesday, 4 November 2020 8:03:52 PM
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I think people are looking and learning from America's Trump experience. I can see the appeal of an outsider and why people treat politics as a joke, but Trump has shown us that we need to take politics a bit more seriously. We need leaders who are competent and experienced, even if they are seen as part of the system.

When I look at the serious problems we are facing, I'm glad Hanson has no real power.
Posted by benk, Wednesday, 4 November 2020 8:22:44 PM
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Queensland has been very watered down by southern migrants who imported the mentality we are experiencing up here now !
Posted by individual, Thursday, 5 November 2020 12:11:46 AM
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The LNP had five and a half years to formulate decent policy. At the end of the day what did they come up with? A couple of pie in the sky grandiose schemes, which were never going to fly, as Queensland suffers the effects of the Morrison recession. The un-costed big budget lies, were used to fool pre-poll voters, but at the eleventh hour they dropped them like a hot potato, given the Morrison recession they realised there was a slight cash flow problem. In desperation Deb Whatshername went for the good old vote buy, with a $300 cash splash for people in cars, bugger everyone else! What else was "policy", yes smack the kids in Townsville, lock'em up, throw away the key, Old Joh lives on in the LNP, no policy to tackle the root causes of kids on the streets, no sir re, just lock'ém up, unfortunately for the LNP the voters didn't buy it. The only other "policy" to counter Labor's strong coronavirus stance was open the boarders and let it rip! Well, that policy might have help sell a few coffees in Coolangatta but did nothing for the safety of Queenslanders in general.

How can an opposition spend two terms out in the cold, and then lose seats at a third election. Having no policy might have something to do with it.

BTW; Indy, you are sounding more and more like Old Joh everyday!

BBTW; Alan B, please don't mention the name of 'Hardboiled' Newman around Queenslanders at election time, he is an LNP nightmare for voters. Mention that great LNP leader, Premier Jesus, the LNP could sure use a couple of Jesus miracles to get em' out of the you know what in the next four years.
Posted by Paul1405, Thursday, 5 November 2020 6:42:27 AM
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“There is a third party in Queensland and it's the only party that understands the urgency of transitioning away from carbon-emitting fossil fuel-dependency and availing ourselves of the advantages and opportunities of an economy based on renewable sources of power."

Typical claptrap based on Green ideology.
Posted by Raycom, Thursday, 5 November 2020 6:54:45 AM
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availing ourselves of the advantages and opportunities of an economy based on renewable sources of power."
Raycom,
That would be great if it were actually available in the quantity that the average consumer demands but only gets from the present supplies of fossil fuel.
Posted by individual, Thursday, 5 November 2020 8:48:49 AM
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