The Premier was on the Gold Coast, which is an LNP stronghold, with the contest heating up for housing minister Meaghan Scanlon, who’s facing a tough battle to retain her seat. The opposition leader has hit the hustings in the Redlands, Labor’s most marginal seat in the Southeast, as the first week of the campaign comes to an end.
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00:00The opposition leader setting sail with his sights on polling day, but he was less confident
00:08steering the ship.
00:12The LNP leader was campaigning in Redlands, a marginal Labor seat, promising $35 million
00:19to upgrade stormwater drains with the filter system to clean up Moreton Bay by 2030.
00:24It'll remove about 6,000 wheelie bins of rubbish every single year.
00:30He soon hit choppy waters, questioned over whether the party should hand back a $17,500
00:37non-political donation made by party official and former MP Michael Trout, who's been charged
00:43over the alleged assault of a couple in Cairns in May.
00:47Mr Trout has denied the allegations.
00:50He stood aside from all duties with the party, all duties, and there's a court case.
00:56So I, let's see what comes of that.
01:00Pressed if his own party would return the money.
01:03Probably, but it would depend on the circumstances.
01:05From one South East battleground to another, the Premier and Minister Megan Scanlon in
01:10her electorate talking housing.
01:12It is only Labor that can be trusted to build houses.
01:16Here on the Gold Coast, it's predominantly LNP territory.
01:19The Labor Party holds one seat, Gavin, which is shaping up to be a nail-biter.
01:24But the LNP's Bianca Stone stole some of the limelight, making a surprise appearance at
01:29the same location.
01:30It just so happens that I was going in here to do a mobile office to speak to people,
01:34so I didn't want to take up the car park because it's a really busy shopping centre, so we
01:37thought we'd just park outside.
01:39I am one, the only Labor MP on the Gold Coast.
01:43There are 10 sitting LNP MPs on fat margins who take this community for granted.
01:47I have worked hard every day.
01:49With one week down, Mr Crisofulli was asked to crunch the numbers on his party's commitments
01:54so far.
01:55The joy for you is you can tally that up.
01:58We've announced, have a look at it, go through, every announcement is there.
02:02He had no idea the total of his election commitments.
02:07Game on as the campaign enters its second week.