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Bligh's four years as Premier a 'reign of pain'

Anna Bligh’s four years as Premier has been a “reign of pain” and is anything but a day for celebration for Queenslanders struggling to cope with Labor-inflicted cost of living increases.  The four years since Anna Bligh became Premier has accelerated the decline that has been occurring under this tired, 20 year old Labor Government. Queensland’s downhill slide under Labor has only accelerated since Anna Bligh took over with the loss of the state’s AAA credit rating, broken promises on asset sales and the fuel tax, and the health payroll debacle all happening on her watch. 

Labor’s economic mismanagement has seen debt spiral out of control and head towards $85 billion and all Queenslanders are paying the price every day in so many ways. 

Under Anna Bligh and Labor: 

-          Stamp duty changes are adding up to $7,000 to the cost of buying a family home;

-          Car registration has ballooned $107.55 to $443.45 since 2008;

-          Electricity prices have spiralled over 60% over the past five years and will rise by another $118 this year;

-          Water bills were set to double over seven years;

-          The Gateway and Logan Motorway tolls have been hiked 31%; and

-          Drivers licences have more than doubled from $73.70 to $152.50 for a five year licence. 

Anna Bligh’s ‘reign of pain’ had also been marked by a monumental waste of taxpayers’ money, with billions of dollars spent on a water grid that was barely used and $220 million needed to fix the disastrous health payroll system. 

During her time at the top, Anna Bligh has been unwilling or unable to sack Labor Ministers for incompetence, with Paul Lucas, Stephen Robertson and Geoff Wilson still key members of her Cabinet despite their many failures. 

Similarly, Anna Bligh has refused to stand up for Queensland and oppose Labor’s carbon tax, preferring to cheer on this job destroying tax that will only further increase the cost of living. 

Enough is enough. The only way to bring about change in Queensland is to vote for an LNP Government. 

The LNP is determined to get Queensland back on track. It will be Can Do Queensland again.