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A yarn with Opposition Leader David Crisafulli
Opposition Leader David Crisafulli made the most of his lightning visit to Waiben earlier this week, starting his day with a yarn on 4MW’s breakfast show with Sylvia Tabua. Here’s just some of what he had to say about his role as leader …
“It’s an important role,” he said.
“And the beauty for us is we live in a democracy right?
“So with that means that you need checks and balances.
“And I’ve always prided myself, since I became Leader of the Opposition a couple of years ago, I’m not too proud to admit something’s good, right.
“So if the government says something I like, I’ll be the first to say yep, that’s that’s worth supporting.
“When I don’t like something or when I don’t think it’s in the interest of Queenslanders, I’ll call it out and I’ll call it out hard.
“But we always put our solutions as well.
“I don’t want to just be another whinging politician, always whinging and moaning.
“So if we like something we say ‘tick’, if we don’t like it, we say ‘no, this is crook’, and, ‘this is what we would do differently’.
“I think people deserve that, and they want to see it.
“They don’t want the personal attacks that go with modern politics.
“They want that issues-based arguments, issues-based debate and from that you get better policy.
“We’ve got an election in Queensland in another 16 months and I’ve got our side of politics focused and united.
“I do think it’s time for a change and we’re fighting hard, after a decade of the Palaszczuk Government, to give people something else and, I want every Queenslander to know we’re serious about them, no matter where they live.
“That’s why I’m here today.”
Mr Crisafulli said he intended to spend his day walking the streets and talking to people, particularly about health.
“I’m going to walk the streets and the community,” he said.
“I got here last night, had a good feed too, at the Grand – thank you very much for great steak.
“But I’m going to spend the day here.
“I pride myself, Sylvia, on talking to everyday people.
“I love that it keeps me grounded, and I do think I’m a good listener.
“I love listening to people’s stories and I love asking them their story.
“And if people have got concerns about the health system, and I’m not talking about the staff, I’m talking about the broken health system, and the need for being more resourcing, they can either drop me an email or send me a message on Facebook.” He said he was a big believer in local solutions for local problems.
“I just want this area to know that we are serious about providing world class services and ensuring that life in your little piece of paradise can be a little bit better,” he said.
“And I want Queenslanders to be able to work where they live.
“I want people to feel safe.
“I want people to be able to have homeownership in the future, and I’m passionate about that.
“And I’ll keep talking about that.
“I’ve been to every Indigenous community in the state where there’s a council, I was Local Government Minister a long time ago, and I’m a big believer in local decision making.
“I’m a big believer in education and aspiration employment.
“I want people to feel like they are part of something special when they’re living in a community, and part of that is homeownership.
“That’s a big part of it.
“And education, employment – world class services.
“And this won’t be the last time you see me.”
