BURSTTreasurer David Janetzki says his ‘no austerity’ measures aim to end Labor scare campaigns about job cuts
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The Queensland Liberal National party’s first state budget in a decade will grow the size of the public sector, increase government spending and entrench deficits for the foreseeable future.
The treasurer, David Janetzki, said his “no austerity” budget – the first by the state’s conservatives since Campbell Newman lost power in 2015 – sought to end “scare campaigns” about his party’s record of job cuts and asset sales.
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