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Queensland government splashes the cash around – but it’s unlikely to save it in the October election

  • Written by: Paul Williams, Associate Professor, Griffith University, Griffith University

Many a government has spent generously to woo voters in election years. Some might even say recklessly.

But, even by that standard, the cash splashed this week by the Queensland Labor government under Premier Steven Miles is eye-watering – not just in dollar terms but also in the choices Treasurer Cameron Dick has made in the run-up to an...

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