A snap election has been called in the state of mighty Queensland.
The current state government has a thumpingly large majority. The election is pretty much about how much the opposition will eat into this majority.
Sideshow: Will the Premier, who has been in parliament only one term, retain his seat? The marginal electorate he represents is likely to have everything thrown at it by the opposition and unions, in an effort to remove the hardcase conservative (in their eyes) and replace him with one of their own.
Not helpful to the ALP attempt to remove the sitting premier: The ALP candidate put up against the Premier is a bland under-achiever. The same under-achiever who lost the seat to him.
Back to the point: The Premier has today announced that he will "create" 200,000 jobs in Qld if re-elected.
There may be some difficulty with this.
There may be some difficulty with this.
1) The Premier's increased red tape makes doing business more difficult.
2) For any real improvement in employment the Fair Work Act has to be abolished. Unfortunately for the Premier, the job-killing Fair Work Act is federal legislation, which he has no control over.
