Queensland MPs have returned to Brisbane for the second-last sitting week before October’s election, with major party political attacks flying fast.
Queensland laws to “ensure that there is no refuge in the state system” from a looming federal CFMEU crackdown will be introduced this week, Premier Steven Miles says.
While Miles appeared to commit to removing CFMEU members from state government boards, he strongly rebuked another suggestion from deputy opposition leader Jarrod Bleijie. In his response, Miles said Bleijie “might want to see construction workers die, but ... we do not”. He was forced to withdraw the comment under parliamentary rules.
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