The Palaszczuk Labor Government today showed its true colours by launching its own “Mediscare” campaign to spread lies about health funding in Queensland.
Liberal National Party leader Tim Nicholls said it was clear Annastacia Palaszczuk had sent her Health Minister out to engage in some good old fashioned Labor gutter tactics.
“It’s lucky Cameron Dick’s the Health Minister because he appears to be suffering from a chronic disease - he’s a chronic liar.
“The LNP delivered record health budgets each and every year in office. *
“And thanks to Federal Government funding - no thanks to Queensland Labor - our state’s health budget will increase by approximately $1 billion over the next four years. **
“Not only did the Queensland LNP boost the health budget year in, year out, we also built the $1.8 billion Sunshine Coast University Hospital; we eliminated the long waiting list for dental care and we got rid of ambulance ramping at our hospitals to ensure patients weren’t left to lie for hours on stretchers.
“Today’s comments from Labor’s Cameron Dick are nothing more than a cheap political scare campaign, and I know Queenslanders will see it for what it is.”
Mr Nicholls called on Annastacia Palaszczuk and Labor to run on their record, not on lies.
“Labor has to resort to lies because they have no record of their own to stand on,” he said.
“They’ve cut $3 billion from Queensland’s infrastructure budget, power prices are spiralling upwards, car rego costs are rising, the SEQ rail system is a mess and our child safety system is failing vulnerable kids.
“So make no mistake - all we’ll see from Labor over the coming months is nasty, dirty negative campaigning because they have no positive achievements to sell. I don’t think that’s what Queenslanders want or need.
“Queenslanders deserve a government that will deliver the jobs and infrastructure they need and create the stronger and safer communities that they want.
“The LNP’s plan will create those jobs and better manage state finances to build a better Queensland.”
