As the halfway point of the Queensland election campaign nears, the premier has suffered a gaffe on the hustings – forgetting one of his candidate's names for the second time in just over a week. Meanwhile, the opposition leader and one of his hopeful MPs have struggled to answer questions about abortion.
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00:00Lining up his shot, but not everyone was on cue.
00:06Only possible if you vote for LNP in this election.
00:12David Crisafulli was back in the beef capital for the second time this campaign,
00:17trying to focus on crime and early intervention,
00:21but he continued to dodge questions about possible moves to change abortion laws.
00:26It was decriminalised in 2018.
00:29We've ruled out changes.
00:31However, there was renewed interest in the party's candidate Donna Kirkland,
00:35who shared a social media post from the Australian Christian Party in 2019,
00:41stating abortion is the greatest human rights abuse of our time.
00:45What do you believe?
00:46It's not part of our plan. We've ruled it out.
00:49What have you ruled out?
00:50The questions have been asked. It is not part of our plan.
00:53Quizzed if she had ruled out a conscience vote on abortion, she responded...
00:57We have ruled it out.
00:59A conscience vote?
01:00We have ruled it out. It's not a part of our plan.
01:02You've ruled out a conscience vote?
01:03We have ruled it out. I have ruled it out. We have ruled it out.
01:06Her leader had to step in.
01:08You can ask me those questions.
01:09Yes, David has addressed them.
01:10I think she's had a fair crack.
01:12Landing in long reach, the first time either major party has ventured west.
01:17Cheers.
01:19The locals are friendly here, the seat very safe.
01:23But abortion is an issue the opposition leader can't shake.
01:27His reluctance to rule in or out a conscience vote for his MPs
01:31means it's one topic that won't go away any time soon.
01:35David Christopher fully knows he cannot promise
01:38that abortion laws won't be wound back.
01:40The Health Minister and Premier stopped to chat on the Sunshine Coast
01:44while pledging $20 million to better care for expectant mothers.
01:49Yay!
01:51But there was no sign of Labor's local candidate.
01:54Oh, this is a health announcement.
01:56Asked his name, Mr Miles couldn't recall.
01:59What's the name of the candidate?
02:01Ah, that's a good question.
02:12We will get that for you.
02:13It's Jim Dawson.
02:15It's the second time in just over a week
02:17that Mr Miles has forgotten the name of one of his local candidates.
02:21He brushed off the latest gaffe, but there were more jabs to come.
02:25This is the comfiest I've been all week.
02:27There you go.
02:28With the halfway mark approaching,
02:30he also found time to fit in family before the final stretch.
02:34There'll be nothing comfy about that.