Queensland January to June, 2018
Author(s)
Williams, Paul D
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2018
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The first half of 2018 continued some well‐worn Queensland narratives as mixed economic fortunes still plagued the freshly re‐elected Palaszczuk Labor government. While a mammoth infrastructure budget and booming mining royalties offered rosy prospects, stubbornly high unemployment and slow wage growth drew a different picture for households. Despite these challenges, and others created by a Labor minister and a Labor backbencher, the Palaszczuk government continued to dominate the Liberal‐National Party (LNP) Opposition both in the parliament and in the polls.The first half of 2018 continued some well‐worn Queensland narratives as mixed economic fortunes still plagued the freshly re‐elected Palaszczuk Labor government. While a mammoth infrastructure budget and booming mining royalties offered rosy prospects, stubbornly high unemployment and slow wage growth drew a different picture for households. Despite these challenges, and others created by a Labor minister and a Labor backbencher, the Palaszczuk government continued to dominate the Liberal‐National Party (LNP) Opposition both in the parliament and in the polls.
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Journal Title
Australian Journal of Politics and History
Volume
64
Issue
4
Subject
Policy and administration
Political science
Historical studies