On day two of Queensland’s election campaign, Labor has flagged more cost of living relief while the opposition has pledged to strengthen frontline services.
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00:00Well, on day two of the election campaign, it's all about cost of living and farming
00:07innovation.
00:08Now, the Premier, Stephen Miles, has been in Mackay, in the states far north.
00:12He's made an announcement of the establishment of a state publicly owned energy retailer.
00:17Now, that will compete with the already state owned energy retailer, Ergon Energy, and what
00:23that means for Queensland is that energy prices could go down, not just for homes, but also
00:27for businesses.
00:29The Premier, Stephen Miles, has largely been running his campaign off cost of living relief.
00:33We saw yesterday he even touted his party's 50 cent public transport fares by catching
00:38a bus to Government House to officially kick off the campaign, and today he's all about
00:42cutting energy prices.
00:44Meanwhile, in the other camp, the opposition leader, David Crisafulli, has been in Brisbane
00:48today.
00:49He's made a multi-million dollar announcement on an agriculture innovation fund.
00:53What that means is that it can boost farming productivity over the next decade, and that
00:58comes off the back of yesterday's announcement of $40 million pledged to secure businesses
01:03against the youth crime crisis.
01:05That's after he was making his tour up in Cairns in the states far north as well.
01:09What's particularly interesting about this election is that both leaders decided to kick
01:14off their campaign in the states far north, so it is shaping up to be that key battleground,
01:18with seats in the regions and the far north being some of the most crucial seats in the
01:23state, particularly in Bundaberg, where the seat is held on one of the tightest margins
01:27of 0.01% by Labor.
01:31So it is certainly shaping up to be a tight race indeed, and some of the key issues that
01:35are emerging for Queenslanders include housing, youth crime, health, as well as cost of living.
01:41That's certainly shaping the way Queenslanders are expected to vote in this election, but
01:45it is only day two of the campaign.
01:47We are still expecting lots more to come over the coming weeks, but with just under four
01:52weeks to go, it is all going to be decided at the ballot box on October 26th.
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