By Member for Woodridge Cameron Dick
When he was on the campaign trail, Premier David Crisafulli talked a lot about being a government of open transparency and building trust with voters.
Sadly, it seems that promise has been left by the wayside now that the LNP are in
government.
Instead, Queenslanders have had to rely on leaks to find out about important details and
decisions that have been made by Ministers – and the revelations are disturbing.
During the recent parliamentary committee hearings which examined the LNP’s second
budget, the Queensland Labor Opposition was able to uncover a $42 million cut made by
the Crisafulli Government to housing and homelessness services, a decision that will force
local community providers to cut nearly 40 frontline workers.
In response to questions from the Labor Opposition, LNP Housing Minister Sam O’Connor
said the funding was reduced because people are in houses and the money was no longer
needed.
How the Minister can say that money is no longer needed in housing and homelessness
services is astounding.
The reality on the ground – including in Logan – is that Queenslanders are still struggling
through a housing accessibility and affordability crisis.
With grocery prices remaining high and fuel costs being pushed up by the conflict in Iran,
access to housing remains unaffordable for many in our community.
This isn’t the first time the Crisafulli Government has been caught out cutting funding to
important programs in the midst of a crisis.
Only a week earlier it was revealed that $40 million had been cut from family violence
prevention.
Priorities matter in Government.
Whether its housing and homelessness support or domestic violence prevention,
Queenslanders expect action, not cuts.
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