The Queensland government's "huge mountain of debt" will mean it will be in "deep doo-doo" if commodity prices go down, according to Sky News host Campbell Newman.
The Queensland government is $91 billion in debt as Deputy Premier Jackie Trad uses the "pea and thimble trick" to offset huge public debt, Mr Newman told Sky News. He said the commodity industry has "propped up" the Queensland government as Ms Trad is "happy to take the royalties" despite 'not liking' the coal industry. Image: News Corp Australia
CampbellNewman No political bias in this 'analysis'...
Totally agree
So true
100% right!
So true
Well said!!
Totally agree
So true
They are hopeless
And they want an expensive Olympic games? Ha ha ha. This govt is a joke.
It will then be able to shake hands with the Federal Government who are already there.
Qld labor has no idea on how to fix the economy here. It is time for a change. This is the worst performing state and labour is now clearly to blame.
amazing how everyone shoots the messenger (albeit a clown) but the real problem is $90billion in debt & who is in charge when she can't even look after her financial affairs at home jackietrad is an incompetent fool who has no regard for the Voter byebyeQldLabor byebyeJackie
LyleShelton Oh how long until we can kick them out
Who would have thought a Queensland Labor government would get it so wrong with industry and job's, politicians need to stop looking in the mirror and look at what they are doing to our great country......
LyleShelton Sadly this is not a surprise!
I would expect you would at least ask an expert, someone who knew what they were talking about, not what's his name Newman! 🙄
Olympic bid will reassure all is ok with our finances 😭🙈🙉🙊🥱
Report corruption to trad Oh not my jurisdiction No of course not you are part of the problem
Generational lows in interest rates, crumbling infrastructure, massive drought and weakening labour market. Yep the state should sit on its hands.
CampbellNewman Clearly meant for a non-Queensland audience as nobody here listens to a word one-term ‘Napoleon’ Newman says.
What do all socialist/Labor run states have in common? Did someone say huge debt?
Newman is not a credible source. qldpol takes no notice of him. This picture taken before he sacked 10,000 public servants including Hundreds of front line nurses. notcredible
Comments are hilarious, yep Campbell was a tossa, but the $91 million debt is a concern
Love being a Victorian. Led by labor in my state . Sky news trashy anti labor news channel . I did enjoy Foxtel and I just wouldn’t watch the sky news Propaganda channel. But now we have Paul Murray is wishing a merry Xmas on the other channels. Bye Foxtel , hello Netflix & Stan
Campbell who?
Newman is sucking his willee again.
A Labor Government what else would you expect?
He has a perfect record bought the government to its knees
Queensland’s already had a vote on Campbell Newman and his ideas about how to run the state. He got the boot. That should be the last we hear of him on the subject.
Newman would know a lot about trainwreck governments.
That would involve SA, where the Lib govt is steadily increasing debt, Rob Lucas saying ‘it’s in line with eastern states...’ I think you are just trawling for cheap lines.
Where were you when WA’s Liberal Government was mounting HUGE debt. So, so biased!
Is that One-Term Campbell?
That's why they want the Olympics
He lost the election that could not be lost 🤣🤣
Campbell Newman? That bloke is hardly the sharpest tack in the box.
The 2032 Olympic Games will sort the financial problem out 🤔
Campbell Newman knows a lot about train wrecks
Campbell who?
Labour states always go broke
Why do socialist govts always end up huge debt? Name one who hasn’t or didn’t.
Glad you brought up debt, labor left office with 257 billion debt, what is it today? 😂 😂 😂
Campbell Newman, Peta Credlin, what is it with Sky News? A respite home for 'D' grade ex politicians and their staff.
Campbell never has a bad word for anybody.
You mea TradWreck don’t you.
she looks like an honest girl
Campbell NEWMAN............haaaaahhhaaaaaahhhhaaaaaahaaaaaahhhhaaahhhhaaaaahhhhhaaaaaaa LMAO.
Campbell Newman? 🤣🤣🤣
yep & federal Gov too...
Who is he?
Well, if anyone knows about sending Queensland into deep doo-doo, it would be him.
campbell doodoo speaks
Simple solution - shut down all non essential government programs and services! Cut out all the junk funding and get people to understand budget control!! Zero new initiatives to be introduced
According to Campbell Newman, credibility NIL
Campbell-Newman the man who ruined business confidence in Qld and sent the economy into a partial recession there. TAFE Southbank may still own a pencil everything else is leased out.
Bed news when your interest payments are eating deep into your budget and the economy is retracting.... What could possibly go wrong? I know, do a cash ban. Once everyone is locked into the banking system do a bail-in like we setup in 2013 in Melbourne. I knew we had options! 😉
Why oh why are they trying for the Olympics if their finances are in such bad shape?
Yeah they don’t want to stop coal anytime soon ....$91 billion in debt