The Queensland budget would be $5.4b better off - enough to pay for Cross River Rail - if the Palaszczuk Government hadn t repeatedly blown its promise to restrain spending. An analysis of budget papers from 2015-16 to this year shows the government has overspent its projected expenses every year but one, managing to finally reign in spending last year as Covid smashed the economy and Treasurer Cameron Dick embarked on a $3b savings plan. It follows his announcement of a surprise $153m surplus in 2024-25, based on near record low spending growth for three consecutive years from next year. While total expenses reach $64.2b in 2020-21, $682m less than what was predicted in December s budget, spending has blown past predictions in every other previous budget.
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Opinion by Jessica Marszalek
Premium Content As far as theatre goes, it was perfect. Education Minster Grace Grace, with all the disdain a minister can muster around an opposition question a government doesn t want to answer, rose in parliament to take umbrage to the story of Trevor from Caloundra . The poor bloke, so Opposition Leader David Crisafulli s tale went, had waited two hours for an ambulance while suffering a serious heart problem and another eight hours at emergency until a doctor could see him. Walked into that one ⦠Education Minister Grace Grace during Question Time. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Dan Peled