Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
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Overview
This bill implements 2025-26 State Budget measures and makes amendments across seven Acts. It extends the doubled First Home Owner Grant and the payroll tax rebate for apprentice and trainee wages, introduces windfall tax provisions to protect state revenue if foreign property surcharges are struck down by courts, clarifies SPER registration fees, validates a renewable energy generation authority transfer, and reforms Budget Estimates hearings.
Who it affects
First home buyers and employers of apprentices and trainees benefit from extended financial support. Foreign property owners face new windfall tax rules preventing refunds of surcharges. Budget Estimates reform affects how ministers are questioned about government spending.
First Home Owner Grant extension
The doubled First Home Owner Grant of $30,000 (up from $15,000) is extended for another year, covering eligible transactions entered into up to 30 June 2026. This helps first home buyers purchasing or building new homes.
- First Home Owner Grant stays at $30,000 until 30 June 2026
- Applies to contracts to purchase or build a new home entered into before that date
Payroll tax rebate for apprentices and trainees
The 50 per cent payroll tax rebate for wages paid to apprentices and trainees is extended to the 2025-26 financial year, reducing costs for employers who take on apprentices and trainees.
- 50 per cent payroll tax rebate for apprentice and trainee wages extended to 30 June 2026
- Applies in addition to the existing exemption for apprentice and trainee wages
Windfall tax on foreign property surcharges
New windfall duty and windfall tax provisions are created as a backup if courts rule Queensland's foreign property surcharges are constitutionally invalid. If someone successfully challenges their foreign surcharge, an equivalent windfall tax is imposed so they cannot receive a refund or avoid paying.
- Windfall tax equal to 100 per cent of the foreign surcharge applies if a court strikes down the surcharge
- Payments already made towards foreign surcharges are applied to the windfall tax liability instead of being refunded
- Unpaid windfall tax becomes a first charge on the relevant property, and the Commissioner can ultimately apply to sell the property
- Courts cannot award statutory interest on refunds related to invalid foreign surcharges
SPER registration fee clarification
Clarifies that the registration fee (currently $78.20) has always applied when a default certificate for an unpaid fine is registered with SPER, regardless of which authority referred the matter. This confirms longstanding practice since 10 June 2022.
- Registration fee confirmed as applying to all default certificates, whether from retaining or non-retaining authorities
- Past enforcement actions based on including the registration fee are validated
Electricity generation authority validation
Retrospectively validates the transfer of generation authority G01/17 to Tilt Renewables Australia, fixing a procedural error in the original June 2024 decision. No compensation is payable by the State.
- Original transfer dated 14 June 2024 retrospectively validated
- Subsequent revocation and new transfer on 20 June 2025 also validated
Budget Estimates hearing reform
The Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly will now chair portfolio committee public hearings examining appropriation Bills, replacing the current practice of government-nominated committee chairs presiding.
- Speaker or Deputy Speaker chairs Budget Estimates hearings instead of committee chairpersons
- If the Speaker is a witness, the Deputy Speaker chairs the hearing
Bill Story
The journey of this bill through Parliament, including debate and recorded votes.
▸Committee24 June 2025View Hansard
Referred to Governance, Energy and Finance Committee
▸Second Reading26 June 2025View Hansard
That the amendment be agreed to
Vote on an opposition amendment to the Appropriation Bills, likely moved by the Opposition Leader during his budget reply on 26 June. The amendment was defeated 35 ayes to 49 noes along party lines.
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Vote on the motion that the Appropriation (Parliament) Bill and Appropriation Bill be read a second time, passing 49 ayes to 35 noes, advancing the budget bills to the portfolio committee stage.
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▸85 members spoke47 support34 oppose4 mixed
Criticised the budget as delivering more debt but less infrastructure, with QTRIP gutted to reduce accountability, billions cut from congestion-busting projects, and no real cost-of-living relief.
“This is not a boring budget; this is a bad budget by a bumbling Treasurer—a budget that blows away cost-of-living support for millions of Queenslanders.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Delivered the Opposition Leader's budget reply, arguing the LNP budget is built on broken promises with no universal energy rebates, higher debt than under Labor, cuts to infrastructure, and failure to deliver on cost-of-living relief.
“This is not a boring budget; it is a bad budget from a bumbling Treasurer.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Defended the budget as delivering on election commitments, highlighting investments in tourism, environment, rangers, and local Glass House infrastructure including road upgrades.
“This budget is not about flashy headlines or empty promises, it is about continuing the work we have already started; it is about delivering for Queenslanders and restoring respect for your money.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Defended the budget as Deputy Premier, highlighting the Olympics delivery plan, infrastructure investment and the government's fresh start agenda after what he described as Labor's decade of mismanagement.
“This budget sets the foundation for the fresh start that the Liberal National Party promised to Queenslanders.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Argued the budget is full of broken promises for the Bundamba community, with higher power bills, delays to congestion-busting projects, and all positive initiatives being Labor policies.
“What we have from this Crisafulli LNP government is a budget that is full of broken promises. It is a budget that has turned its back on Bundamba and turned its back to break promises.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Criticised the budget for failing to deliver cost-of-living relief, cutting infrastructure spending by $13 billion, and breaking election promises on energy bills, debt and hospital beds.
“This is a budget of broken promises and buried truths.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Criticised the budget for lacking investment in Gladstone, cutting renewable energy funding, and breaking cost-of-living promises while claiming Labor initiatives as their own.
“This budget is a bad budget for the people of Gladstone and it is a bad budget for the people of Queensland.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Supported the budget as delivering for regional Queensland, highlighting investment in roads, health services and community safety in his electorate after what he described as years of neglect under Labor.
“This budget is a clear departure from the geographical narcissism of the former Labor government.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Attacked the budget for failing Cairns with inadequate funding for the Common User Facility, delayed road projects, and broken cost-of-living promises.
“This is a bad budget for Cairns and a bad budget for Queensland.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Opposed the budget, arguing it fails to deliver for Bundaberg with inadequate health and infrastructure investment and broken promises on cost-of-living relief.
“This budget is a budget of broken promises.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Condemned the budget as stale and lacking vision, arguing all good initiatives are Labor policy, criticising the Victoria Park stadium decision and rebranding of Queensland colours from maroon to blue.
“Everything that is good in this budget is from Labor—there are hardly any original thoughts or policies—but many initiatives are watered down or delayed.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Supported the budget as delivering for the Hervey Bay electorate with investment in health, community safety and local infrastructure after years of Labor neglect.
“This budget delivers for Hervey Bay and for Queensland.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Opposed the budget for failing to address cost-of-living pressures and housing shortages in the South Brisbane electorate.
“This is a bad budget that does nothing for the people of South Brisbane.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
As former Treasurer and Deputy Opposition Leader, attacked the budget for higher debt, removal of cost-of-living relief, and cuts to infrastructure while accusing the LNP of fiscal irresponsibility.
“The Premier said his word means something. It means nothing based on this budget.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Criticised the budget for failing to invest in the Logan electorate and stripping cost-of-living relief from families.
“This budget fails the people of Logan.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Supported the budget as delivering for Townsville with investment in community safety, health services and local infrastructure.
“This budget delivers for Townsville.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Argued the budget does absolutely nothing for Sandgate despite her delivering a local budget submission to the Treasurer, with no investment in local schools, health services or transport infrastructure.
“This LNP government has just delivered a budget that is all slogans and smiles with no real action or vision.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Criticised the budget for failing to deliver cost-of-living relief, cutting infrastructure and neglecting schools and services in her electorate of Pine Rivers.
“This is not a fresh start; it is a false start for the people of Pine Rivers.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Opposed the budget for failing to deliver for the Toohey electorate and breaking cost-of-living promises.
“This is a bad budget for Toohey and a bad budget for Queensland.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Supported the budget as delivering for the Redlands electorate with investment in local infrastructure, schools and community safety.
“This budget delivers a fresh start for the people of Redlands.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Condemned the budget as reckless, highlighting that all good elements are Labor ideas while debt is higher, infrastructure is delayed, and cost-of-living relief has been stripped away including the universal electricity rebate.
“The Crisafulli LNP government's first budget is not boring; it is a bad, scurrilous budget of broken promises. The only good elements are Labor ideas.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Welcomed some regional investments including water infrastructure and road funding but criticised the budget for not going far enough on water policy and agricultural support for North Queensland.
“For goodness sake, give the people some water. They are building the infrastructure. They are taking all the risk.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Argued the budget fails one of Queensland's poorest electorates, with no mention of Inala in budget documents, no investment in schools, transport or health facilities, and the removal of MND Queensland funding.
“I did a word search for the number of times 'Inala' was mentioned. It was not—not even once, zero.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Supported the budget as delivering for Central Queensland with investment in infrastructure, health and community safety.
“This budget delivers for Keppel and for Central Queensland.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Condemned the budget for removing road projects from QTRIP in the Morayfield electorate, breaking promises on Caboolture River Road funding, and permanently converting the Caboolture youth watch house hub without announcement.
“This dodgy LNP budget is full of deficits, debt and deception. It is dismissive of local needs.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Criticised the budget for failing to deliver cost-of-living relief and neglecting housing and homelessness services in his electorate.
“This budget fails the people who are doing it toughest in our community.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Criticised the budget for making life harder for public sector workers with a missing billion dollars for wages, cutting road projects, and failing to invest in local infrastructure in the Springwood electorate.
“Budgets are not just about numbers; they reflect values, and this budget says everything it needs to say about the values of this LNP government.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
As Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, supported the budget's investment in Olympics delivery, sporting infrastructure and cost-of-living measures including Play On! vouchers.
“This Budget delivers for the QAS, for the staff, for the athletes and for a successful Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2032.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Opposed the budget from a Greens perspective, criticising inadequate climate and housing investment.
“This budget fails to address the climate and housing crises facing Queensland.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Criticised the budget for cutting hospital beds at Robina, stalling the Coomera Hospital, freezing light rail stage 4, cancelling affordable housing projects and failing to deliver cost-of-living relief for Gold Coast families.
“If budgets are meant to reflect values, this one tells Queenslanders exactly where Premier Crisafulli's priorities lie—that is, not with them.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Supported the budget as delivering on election commitments for Pumicestone, highlighting investments in local infrastructure and community safety.
“This budget delivers for the people of Pumicestone.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Praised the budget as delivering for Central Queensland with a new Gracemere high school, TAFE precinct, Health Services Academy, multisports precinct and fully funded Rockhampton Ring Road.
“To the people of Rockhampton, Gracemere and the wider Central Queensland region: this is your budget.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Defended the budget as delivering on housing, health, safety and cost-of-living commitments for Queensland.
“This budget delivers for Queensland.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Criticised the budget for cutting congestion-busting projects, removing cost-of-living support, spending more on helping homebuyers than on social housing, and failing to fund local transport and school projects in Moreton Bay.
“Sadly, this LNP budget will make it harder for Queenslanders to get around and get ahead.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Supported the budget as delivering for regional Queensland after years of Labor neglect.
“This budget delivers for regional Queensland.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
As Health Minister, defended the budget's record health investment including the Hospital Rescue Plan, new hospital beds, ambulance funding and abolition of the patients tax.
“This budget delivers record investment in Queensland's health system.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Supported the budget as delivering on transport and infrastructure commitments.
“This budget delivers for Queensland.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Criticised the budget for failing to deliver on domestic and family violence prevention, cost-of-living relief and support for vulnerable communities.
“The opposition will continue to advocate for greater investment in primary prevention, early intervention and crisis support.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Strongly supported the budget as delivering for Thuringowa and North Queensland, highlighting investments in the Townsville hospital, crime prevention, sporting facilities, and cost-of-living relief.
“This budget is a bold statement of what you can expect from me as your state member. It is grounded in your trust and my promises. I am here to deliver results, not fanfare.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Praised the budget for delivering flood mitigation for Laidley, Brisbane Valley Highway funding, hospital planning and community centre funding in the Lockyer electorate, describing it as setting the path for stable LNP government.
“This budget sets the ground for the next three years of a calm, stable LNP government that Queenslanders can trust.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Supported the budget as delivering for the Nicklin electorate and the Sunshine Coast.
“This budget delivers for Nicklin.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Attacked the budget as a 'budget of broken promises' built on secrecy, criticising the hiding of hospital project details in a single $11.3 billion line item, deferral of the Queensland Cancer Centre, and removal of cost-of-living relief.
“Not since the dark days of Joh Bjelke-Petersen have we seen a government so utterly committed to secrecy and deception.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Praised the budget as a real turning point for Southport after years of neglect, highlighting 200 supportive accommodation units, funding for community legal centre, U3A, MoB Academy youth intervention, and health investments.
“For my community of Southport, this budget marks a real turning point. After years of neglect under the former Labor government, we are finally seeing meaningful investment in the people, services and places that hold our city together.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Praised the budget for delivering significant investment in Far North Queensland including a new Barron River bridge, Kuranda Range improvements, Cairns Hospital expansion, Smithfield Mountain Bike Park trails and environmental funding.
“For too long the 'F' in Far North Queensland has stood for 'forgotten'. We have long been overlooked when it comes to meaningful investment in the state.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Strongly supported the budget as delivering for the northern Gold Coast with Coomera Connector planning, hospital rescue plan delivering 600 beds at Coomera Hospital, and cost-of-living relief.
“Under Labor's failed plan, it had nearly $1 billion in cost blowouts, delays of at least six months, no pharmacy, no pathology, no outpatient department... Contrast that with our Hospital Rescue Plan, which will deliver at least 600 overnight beds.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Argued the budget falls short on values and vision, criticising lack of cost-of-living relief, failure to fund the Environmental Defenders Office, no serious climate action commitment, and insufficient support for young Queenslanders on housing and TAFE.
“This budget does not speak to a vision for Queensland but rather continues the same tone that we see in here each and every sitting day: attacking the Labor Party.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Supported the budget as delivering community safety, health, road, water and energy initiatives for Bundaberg and the Burnett, including Paradise Dam and hospital funding.
“This budget delivers the fresh start Queensland needed and Queenslanders voted for to address the youth crime crisis, the health crisis, the housing crisis and the cost-of-living crisis.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
As Youth Justice Minister, defended the budget's record $770.2 million youth justice investment including early intervention programs, victim support services, prison infrastructure and electronic monitoring of DFV offenders.
“The Crisafulli government is delivering the largest Youth Justice and Victim Support budget in Queensland history—$770.2 million.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Applauded the budget for delivering on commitments in the Cook electorate including $245 million for Barron River bridge replacement, $200 million for Cooktown Hospital upgrade, and multiple community projects.
“The people of Cook have much to smile about. Labor painted a pretty dismal picture for the future of Queensland over the last decade and was convincingly voted out of the competition in October 2024.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Welcomed some budget measures including extra QPWS funding, DFV response funding, police recruitment and health investment, but criticised inadequate cost-of-living relief, insufficient mental health funding, unchanged land tax rates and lack of genuine affordable housing.
“I do look forward to estimates time when we can dig a little deeper into that, as I feel it is nowhere near enough to address what is being experienced on the ground.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Criticised the budget as full of broken promises for Stafford, including missing funding for promised local projects like Hamilton Road upgrade and Valleys Diehards Rugby League club.
“Budgets are not just about numbers; they reflect values, and this budget says everything it needs to say about the values of this LNP government. It is a bad budget for Queensland. It is a bad budget for Stafford.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Supported the budget as delivering for regional Queensland, highlighting road infrastructure investment and community safety measures.
“This budget delivers for regional Queensland.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Supported the budget as recognising the needs of the Redlands more than any state budget in over a decade, highlighting mental health beds, crime prevention measures, RSPCA wildlife hospital, and home ownership initiatives.
“This budget recognises the Redlands like never before.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Acknowledged some positive regional investment but criticised the budget for not doing enough on water policy, arguing the government should release more water licences for agricultural development in North Queensland.
“For goodness sake, give the people some water. They are building the infrastructure. They are taking all the risk. They will do it for you and they will multiply the earning capacity and taxes they pay to the state.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Supported the budget as delivering for Far North Queensland with Cairns Hospital refurbishment, water security project, Common User Facility planning, and housing supply investments.
“This budget is not merely a collection of numbers and allocations; it is the embodiment of our promise for a fresh start.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Praised the budget for delivering road upgrades, school improvements, sporting infrastructure and flood mitigation funding for the Scenic Rim electorate after years of neglect under Labor.
“This is a terrific budget that will put Queensland on a great path for the future.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Praised the budget for delivering for Redcliffe including 210 hospital beds, police station upgrade, youth intervention funding, sporting group support, and homelessness services.
“This budget focuses on making our community safer, delivering a place to call home, driving down cost-of-living pressures, delivering more free health care and building the generational infrastructure that we need.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Supported the budget as fiscally responsible, highlighting Olympics investment, Light Rail stage 3 delivery, housing support and community safety measures on the Gold Coast.
“After the last 10 years of budgetary irresponsibility by Labor it is my great pleasure to rise in this House to speak to a budget that has at its core fiscal responsibility.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Supported the budget as delivering for Caloundra with TAFE centre of excellence, Bribie Island inquiry funding, new school for Aura, The Wave public transport project, and social housing investment.
“I say to the people of Caloundra: get excited! We have watched our population grow, and it continues to be one of the fastest growing areas in the country, with no sign of slowing. It is now our time.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
As shadow youth justice and education minister, criticised the budget for botched youth crime laws, no new detention facilities, unfunded early intervention programs, no new teachers, and insulting pay offers to teachers.
“It does not matter how much they cherrypick data and how many nice photos they post, how many green shoots they talk about—and there would not be enough for a lawn at a townhouse—youth crime has gone up.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
As Education Minister, defended the record $22.4 billion education budget including new schools, special schools, and the Better and Fairer Schools Agreement achieving 75 per cent school funding for the first time.
“I am proud to reannounce that this Crisafulli government budget delivers a record $22.4 billion for education, early childhood and the arts.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
As Minister for Child Safety and DFV Prevention, defended the budget's investment in child safety reform including secure care facilities, foster care programs, DFV electronic monitoring and increased crisis helpline capacity.
“Children in this state deserve better, as do thousands of loving foster carers, kinship carers, dedicated frontline staff who work in out-of-home care and in the child safety system.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Supported the budget as finally listening to regional Queensland after a decade of neglect, highlighting Stanwell Power Station maintenance, hospital investments in Rockhampton and Mackay, and housing delivery.
“In just eight months the Crisafulli government has done more for Mirani than Labor managed in 10 years.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Criticised the budget for failing people with disability, seniors, arts communities and First Nations peoples, arguing it reflects misaligned values with higher debt, no cost-of-living relief, and systematic erasure of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander recognition.
“This is a budget that is fundamentally built on broken promises.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Praised the budget for delivering a single-campus Toowoomba Hospital, Surgery Connect investment, road safety upgrades, Equestrian Centre of Excellence, manufacturing hub, and cost-of-living relief.
“The first one in this budget, and the most important one, is a one-campus hospital. What was being proposed was going to be of no use to the people of Toowoomba.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
As Minister for Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Multiculturalism, defended the budget's investment in closing the gap priorities, women's economic security and multicultural communities.
“For too long Labor acted as though they were the sole custodians of equality and fairness, but it was a smokescreen.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Supported the budget covering both the Appropriation (Parliament) Bill funding details and local Condamine electorate investments including road upgrades, school improvements, and water treatment.
“I commend Treasurer David Janetzki on this, his first budget. There are many aspects that will benefit not only the electorate of Condamine but also all of Queensland.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Criticised the budget for failing to deliver cost-of-living relief, cutting infrastructure and neglecting education and community services.
“This budget fails to deliver for the people of Mansfield.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Supported the budget as delivering serious wins for the Theodore electorate including John Muntz Bridge riverbank repairs, sporting group funding, school investments, and the East West Connector.
“It is a breath of fresh air to finally have an LNP budget handed down in this place.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Supported the budget as delivering for Capalaba with funding for the Leslie Harrison Dam gates business case, school upgrades, RSPCA Wildlife Hospital, Metro expansion investigations and anti motor vehicle theft devices.
“This is the first budget handed down by the Crisafulli government since we were elected eight months ago and it is a key step in repairing our state's finances.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
As Premier, defended the budget as delivering exactly what was promised, highlighting safety investments, health services, Boost to Buy home ownership scheme, and cost-of-living relief while declaring scare campaigns over.
“If you want the No. 1 reason I know this budget delivers the foundation for a fresh start, it is the fact that the opposition has not been able to come up with any form of coordinated attack on it.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
Criticised the budget as a 'false start' with cuts to cost-of-living relief, infrastructure cuts, no certainty on hospital bed delivery, nothing new for local schools, and a long list of broken Premier's promises.
“Queensland was promised a fresh start, but this budget has delivered a false start.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
As Treasurer, delivered the reply speech defending the budget as laying the foundation for a fresh start, rebutting opposition criticisms point by point, and highlighting cost-of-living relief, health investment, and home ownership initiatives.
“This is a budget that delivers for Queenslanders. It really is. We have very calmly and methodically gone through the key areas.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard
As Transport Minister, defended the budget's record $41.7 billion transport program including the Bruce Highway safety program, the Wave rail project, Barron River bridge, faster rail to the Gold Coast and permanent 50-cent fares.
“As the Minister for Transport and Main Roads, I am proud that a record $41.7 billion has been committed in the Queensland Transport and Road Investment Program.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Criticised the budget for delivering very little cost-of-living relief, cutting government employee housing funding, providing inadequate multicultural community infrastructure funding, and pushing transport projects to the never-never in the Ipswich-Springfield corridor.
“'When I say something, it means something,' the Premier said. Boy, he must rue the day he said those words.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
As Police Minister, defended the budget's investment in police, community safety, sporting infrastructure and local road upgrades for the Ninderry electorate and Sunshine Coast.
“This budget is the first step on the long road to repair Labor's record of financial mismanagement, while continuing to provide those services to which Queenslanders are entitled.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Supported the budget as delivering for the Moggill electorate and Queensland, highlighting local infrastructure and service commitments.
“The Crisafulli LNP state government's budget is about supporting our families, backing our small businesses, keeping our communities safe, and securing a strong future of our children and our state of Queensland.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Criticised the budget as a masterclass in spin and broken promises, attacking the LNP's small shared equity scheme, infrastructure cuts, lack of hospital bed timeframes, rebranding of Queensland colours to blue, and failure on cost-of-living relief.
“This budget is like a cheap Temu knock-off of Labor's work.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Supported the budget as delivering for Maryborough with coastal protection funding, community services support, Bruce Highway upgrades, train manufacturing program and Olympic archery venue.
“We promised, and we are delivering.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Criticised the budget for failing to deliver infrastructure for Ipswich West including confusion over the second river crossing funding, lack of progress on Mount Crosby Road interchange, reduced homelessness funding and no significant Olympic investment for Ipswich.
“My promise to my electorate is I am going to continue to tailgate this government until Ipswich gets what it rightly deserves.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Supported the budget as delivering for Mackay with 128 new hospital beds, a new car park, police station upgrades, Great Barrier Reef Arena upgrades for the Olympics and cost-of-living relief measures.
“For far too long—109 years, to be exact—our region was treated as an afterthought. Our infrastructure fell behind, our services were stretched and our communities were left to fend for themselves. That ends today.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Acknowledged some positive regional investment but raised concerns about water policy and the need for greater support for North Queensland agriculture and infrastructure.
“We need to see real investment in water infrastructure for North Queensland.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Supported the budget as delivering for the Burleigh electorate with local infrastructure, community safety and cost-of-living measures.
“This budget delivers for Burleigh.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Criticised the budget for failing to deliver cost-of-living relief, cutting infrastructure and neglecting the Lytton electorate.
“This budget fails the people of Lytton.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard
Supported the budget as delivering for regional Queensland and the Warrego electorate before moving that the debate be adjourned.
“This budget delivers for the regions.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard