Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

Strongly criticised the budget as lacking transparency on transport infrastructure, with funding stripped from major road projects and no new investment for his electorate.

“This is a bad budget that does nothing for everyday Queenslanders. The LNP has somehow managed to end up with the worst of all worlds—more debt but less infrastructure.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

As Treasurer, moved that the bills be read a second time to deliver the Crisafulli government's first budget.

“That the bills be now read a second time.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Criticised the budget for failing to deliver on infrastructure promises for her electorate and highlighted concerns about housing, health and cost of living.

“This budget fails the people of Bundamba who have been waiting for real investment in our community.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

As Opposition Leader, criticised the budget as a 'blue budget of broken promises' that removes cost-of-living relief and cuts infrastructure spending while claiming Labor initiatives as their own.

“It is a bad budget, defined by what is missing, cut, delayed or pushed off into the never-never.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Praised the budget for delivering on election commitments including the Bribie Island bridge, community safety investments, health services closer to home, and cost-of-living relief.

“The people of Pumicestone voted for change, and this budget proves that change is real. We are building the infrastructure Labor only promised. We are funding the services Labor neglected.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

Criticised the budget for slashing cost-of-living support, gutting infrastructure by $13 billion, and delivering higher debt than Labor while providing no energy rebates.

“This budget will literally make it harder for Queenslanders to get ahead and get around.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Condemned the budget for delivering nothing for Gladstone region, with no support for hydrogen industry, renewable energy or hospital upgrades despite Gladstone's economic contribution to the state.

“This is a budget that delivers absolutely nothing for Gladstone—no new infrastructure, no new funding and no support for the industries of Gladstone that keep the region and the state moving forward.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

Defended the budget as restoring maternity services to rural communities, delivering the Electricity Maintenance Guarantee, and funding all election commitments in his electorate.

“I do not know how restoring maternity services to rural communities is a bad thing for Queensland.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Supported the budget for its investments in Townsville region including health, community safety and infrastructure projects.

“This budget delivers for the people of Mundingburra and for regional Queensland.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

Criticised the budget for removing electricity rebates and vehicle registration discounts, delaying infrastructure projects, and providing no line items for the new Bundaberg Hospital.

“This is a full budget that is so very, very empty of cost-of-living support at a time when Queenslanders need that cost-of-living support.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Criticised the budget for failing to deliver adequate funding for Far North Queensland infrastructure and tourism, despite the region's economic importance.

“The people of Cairns have been let down by this budget which fails to invest in our future.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

Praised the budget as a fresh start for Queensland after Labor's debt and deficits, highlighting local investments for Hervey Bay including hospital and TAFE improvements.

“We are restoring respect for Queenslanders' money after a decade of Labor's magic puddings.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Criticised the budget as stale and lacking vision, arguing it strips away cost-of-living support from millions of Queenslanders while offering no fresh start despite government rhetoric.

“For the life of me I cannot understand why a newly elected government, after 10 years in opposition and spruiking a fresh start, would deliver a boring budget lacking any vision. Make no mistake, this budget is far from fresh—it is stale and bad.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

Strongly supported the budget for delivering on crime, health and early intervention commitments for Townsville including the hospital expansion and Community Gro funding.

“Queenslanders voted for a fresh start and this budget delivers it.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Praised the budget for delivering for regional Queensland with investments in roads, agriculture and community infrastructure.

“This budget delivers for regional Queensland and the people of Gregory electorate.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

Called the budget a massive disappointment for Pine Rivers that prioritises political ideology over cost-of-living relief and prolongs infrastructure projects.

“This is worse than boring; this is a bad budget—a bad budget made by a bumbling Treasurer.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Praised the budget for delivering on election promises including the Redland Hospital expansion, housing, and community safety investments.

“This is a budget that delivers what we said we would deliver.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Found the budget 'pretty unexciting' but welcomed some initiatives like stamp duty abolition for first home buyers and Play On! vouchers, while noting regional health services remain unchanged.

“The budget handed down by the government this week was pretty unexciting. However, there were a few bright spots which I was pleased to see in the budget.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Supported the budget as setting the foundation for the Crisafulli government's fresh start with sensible financial management, contrasting it with Labor's 'economic vandalism'.

“Budget 2025 sets the strategic framework for the Crisafulli government to deliver on the promises that were made in 2024.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Criticised the budget for cutting cost-of-living support, billions from congestion-busting programs, and making people wait longer for medical treatment while based on broken promises.

“This budget reduces the cost-of-living support for millions of Queenslanders.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Criticised the budget for cutting 114 beds at Robina Hospital, freezing light rail stage 4, and delivering $13.1 billion in infrastructure cuts while providing no universal energy bill relief.

“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

Praised the budget as a clear departure from 'geographical narcissism' of Labor, highlighting major investments for Rockhampton including the ring road, TAFE precinct, and sports facilities.

“Instead of focusing on the south-east, this budget reaches into the regions like never before.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Criticised the budget for cutting billions from congestion-busting projects, removing cost-of-living measures, and spending more to help people buy new homes than supporting people sleeping rough.

“Sadly, this LNP budget will make it harder for Queenslanders to get around and get ahead.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Criticised the budget for lacking style, substance, and breaking promises on cost-of-living support, while spending $2 billion on prisons instead of services to prevent crime.

“Premier Crisafulli ran the ultimate small-target campaign and that lack of substance and vision has followed the Premier now into government.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Praised the budget as a blueprint for a fresh start, highlighting local wins for the Lockyer electorate and the fiscally responsible flattening of the debt curve.

“This budget is certainly a blueprint and a foundation for the fresh start that the LNP promised Queenslanders.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Condemned the budget as a blatant political bait and switch, criticising broken promises on health, debt reduction, and the removal of cost-of-living support for stadiums.

“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

Welcomed the budget for delivering long-overdue investment in Far North Queensland including the Barron River bridge, Kuranda Range improvements, and housing initiatives.

“For too long the 'F' in Far North Queensland has stood for 'forgotten'.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Criticised the budget for falling short on values, breaking promises on debt and cost-of-living relief, and inflating debt for political pointscoring.

“Debt is not lower; it is higher. Those opposite should have the courage of their convictions.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Acknowledged some funding for his electorate and welcomed $2.4 billion for CopperString, but criticised the budget for Olympic-focused spending at the expense of the rest of Queensland.

“Unless it is for the Olympics in Brisbane you have not done well out of this year's budget.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Called it a terrific budget that puts Queensland on a great path, highlighting local investments for the Scenic Rim including Mount Lindesay Highway planning and school funding.

“This is a terrific budget that will put Queensland on a great path for the future.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Praised the budget for fiscal responsibility and delivering on crime, health, housing, and Olympics investments, calling it a pathway to making Queensland the best performing state.

“It will take some time to reduce the humongous debt the Labor Party inflicted on Queenslanders, but with this budget we may have made the first small steps.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

As shadow youth justice minister, criticised the budget for failing to deliver on youth crime promises with no new detention facilities, no workforce plan, and botched crime laws.

“This is not a boring budget; it is a bad budget. Debt is up, cost-of-living relief has gone by the wayside and infrastructure projects have been pushed back to the never-never.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Criticised the budget as built on broken promises, delivering higher debt, no cost-of-living relief, and failing disability communities, seniors, arts, and First Nations peoples.

“This is a budget that is fundamentally built on broken promises.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Criticised the budget for stripping away cost-of-living relief, slashing infrastructure spending, and failing to invest in public education despite some welcome local projects.

“What we have instead is a budget that strips away cost-of-living relief for millions of Queenslanders.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Praised the budget as sensible and measured, highlighting local wins including the Leslie Harrison Dam gates business case, school upgrades, and Metro expansion investigation.

“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

Called the budget a 'false start' with cuts to cost-of-living relief, infrastructure, bad news for nurses, and no certainty for patients on hospital bed delivery.

“Fresh start, I don't think so; false start, you bet.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Criticised the budget for broken promises on energy bills, debt, hospital beds, and heavy rail to Maroochydore, noting cost-of-living relief comes only from Labor initiatives.

“'When I say something, it means something,' the Premier said. Boy, he must rue the day he said those words.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Acknowledged the budget reflects election commitments on crime and welcomed some investments, but criticised the Olympic focus at the expense of regional Queensland.

“Unless you are looking at shade sails and things like that to keep people happy in parks or gardens and a little bit of lighting for sport and recreation areas, there is not a whole lot in the budget for those north of the greater south-east corner area.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Condemned the budget as a masterclass in spin and broken promises that delivers pain without pay-off, cutting cost-of-living support and infrastructure while copying Labor policies.

“This is not a boring budget; it is a very bad budget from a bumbling Treasurer, delivering pain without pay-off.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Praised the budget for delivering on promises for the Maryborough electorate including coastal protection, hospital upgrades, and the Queensland Train Manufacturing Program.

“We promised, and we are delivering.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Criticised the budget for failing to deliver cost-of-living support and showing disregard for Ipswich West infrastructure including the second river crossing and Mount Crosby Road interchange.

“This is a budget that fails to deliver the cost-of-living support that millions of Queenslanders were promised.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Praised the budget for critical investments in Mackay including hospital expansion, police station upgrade, and Great Barrier Reef Arena upgrade for the 2032 Olympics.

“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

Welcomed the continuation of 50-cent fares as transformative but criticised the budget for lacking bold vision and underfunding public education.

“Seeing those 50-cent fares locked in is absolutely fabulous.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Praised the budget as laying the foundation for the fresh start Queensland voted for, delivering a new Police Beat for Burleigh, school upgrades, and environmental restoration.

“The first budget of the Crisafulli LNP government lays the foundation for the fresh start Queensland voted for.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Called the budget a list of broken promises, cut corners and community neglect, noting the government now owns every decision and cannot blame the previous Labor government.

“This is not a boring budget; it is a bad budget—a budget from a Treasurer who cannot deliver on the most basic promises.”— 2025-06-26View Hansard

Criticised the budget for failing to address housing crisis, climate action, and public transport needs while punishing vulnerable groups including youth and those seeking gender-affirming care.

“I find it very ironic that the government can move so quickly when it comes to punishing children or stripping away their rights to gender-affirming care, but when it comes to the basic core work that they are elected to do, like ensuring we have enough classrooms for students to learn in, they are moving at a snail's pace.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

Criticised the budget for failing to address housing crisis, climate action, and public transport needs while punishing vulnerable groups including youth and those seeking gender-affirming care.

“I find it very ironic that the government can move so quickly when it comes to punishing children or stripping away their rights to gender-affirming care, but when it comes to the basic core work that they are elected to do, like ensuring we have enough classrooms for students to learn in, they are moving at a snail's pace.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

Criticised the budget for failing to address housing crisis, climate action, and public transport needs while punishing vulnerable groups including youth and those seeking gender-affirming care.

“I find it very ironic that the government can move so quickly when it comes to punishing children or stripping away their rights to gender-affirming care, but when it comes to the basic core work that they are elected to do, like ensuring we have enough classrooms for students to learn in, they are moving at a snail's pace.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

Criticised the budget for failing to deliver for Logan region and working families struggling with cost of living.

“This budget lets down the people of Logan who deserve better investment in their community.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

Praised the budget for delivering on promises for Townsville region including health, roads and community safety.

“This budget delivers real outcomes for the people of Thuringowa.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

Criticised the budget for failing to deliver comprehensive cost-of-living relief, adequate health services, housing support or public transport improvements for her electorate.

“Every single positive initiative in this government's budget is a Labor initiative. They simply presented Queensland with Labor's homework with a blue sticker on it saying, 'Same same, but different.'”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

Praised the budget for delivering community safety investments including a police beat in Nambour CBD, support for endED eating disorder services, and road upgrades after years of Labor neglect.

“This is a great budget for Nicklin and this is a great budget for Queensland. It is a budget that puts safety back on our streets, a budget that puts service back in our suburbs and a budget that puts hope back into the hearts of Queenslanders.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

Criticised the budget for failing to deliver adequate investment in services and infrastructure for his electorate.

“This budget fails to deliver for the people of Toohey.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

Criticised the budget for failing to continue Labor's cost-of-living initiatives and not delivering adequate investment in his electorate.

“This budget removes cost-of-living support that Queenslanders desperately need.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

Praised the budget for delivering on election commitments for the Gold Coast including health, infrastructure and community safety.

“This budget delivers real outcomes for the people of Southport and the Gold Coast.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

Criticised the budget for failing to invest in housing, health and services for vulnerable communities, and for not funding MND Queensland.

“This budget lets down the vulnerable people in our community who need support the most.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

Praised the budget for delivering infrastructure, community safety and health services for the northern Gold Coast growth corridor.

“This budget delivers for the people of Coomera and the northern Gold Coast.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

Strongly criticised the budget as bad for Morayfield electorate with road projects cut from QTRIP, no new investment, and broken promises on funding for charities like Meals on Wheels.

“This dodgy LNP budget is full of deficits, debt and deception. It is dismissive of local needs. The Crisafulli LNP government promised a fresh start, but you cannot have a fresh start with a boring budget. You cannot have a fresh start with a bad budget. This is a bad start.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

Praised the budget for delivering on promises including Paradise Dam and Bundaberg Hospital, cost-of-living relief and respecting taxpayers' money after Labor's mismanagement.

“What a change the October election has meant for Queensland. This budget delivers community safety, health, road, water and energy initiatives. We are funding responsible and ongoing cost-of-living relief.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

Criticised the budget for failing to deliver adequate investment in roads and infrastructure for his electorate.

“This budget fails to deliver the infrastructure the people of Springwood need.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

Criticised the budget for failing to deliver adequate investment in roads and infrastructure for his electorate.

“This budget fails to deliver the infrastructure the people of Springwood need.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

Criticised the budget for failing to deliver adequate investment in roads and infrastructure for his electorate.

“This budget fails to deliver the infrastructure the people of Springwood need.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

Praised the budget for delivering for Far North Queensland with investments in roads, health and community infrastructure.

“This budget delivers real outcomes for the people of Cook and Far North Queensland.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

Praised the budget for delivering on education, arts, community safety and economic reforms for Queensland.

“This is not just a Budget it is a turning point for Queensland, this is a Budget that restores accountability, a Budget that strengthens our schools and empowers our educators.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

Praised the budget for delivering on election commitments for Far North Queensland.

“This budget delivers for the people of Mulgrave and Far North Queensland.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

Praised the budget for delivering health, infrastructure and community investments for the Redcliffe region.

“This budget delivers real outcomes for the people of Redcliffe.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

Praised the budget for delivering on Sunshine Coast infrastructure and community investments.

“This budget delivers for the people of Caloundra and the Sunshine Coast.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

Praised the budget for delivering for regional Queensland including energy security, sports facilities, health investments and scrapping the Pioneer-Burdekin pumped hydro project after years of Labor neglect.

“In just eight months the Crisafulli government has done more for Mirani than Labor managed in 10 years. We still have a long way to go, but our people have not given up.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

Praised the budget for delivering the one-campus Toowoomba Hospital, Manufacturing Hub, road safety upgrades, and community safety investments including permanent Play On! vouchers.

“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

Praised the budget for delivering for the Darling Downs and rural Queensland.

“This budget delivers for the people of Condamine and the Darling Downs.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

Praised the budget for delivering on election commitments including sports infrastructure, community safety and the Jabiru Island bridge duplication.

“This budget does deliver for Queensland, but it also delivers what we said we were going to do.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard

As Treasurer, defended the budget as delivering targeted cost-of-living relief, funding jobs and services, saving projects and laying the foundation for budget repair and a fresh start for Queensland.

“This is a budget that lays the foundation for the fresh start that Queenslanders voted for—it is—and it delivers for Queensland. It delivers targeted and responsible cost-of-living relief.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard