Working Harder for Queensland

A government that works for you with the Working Harder for Queenslanders Plan

The LNP has the Right Plan to restore a government that works for you.

The Working Harder for Queenslanders Plan puts the focus back on delivering the programs, services and communities for our state. Under Labor, government has become more about how things look, than how things are. Education standards are slipping, major roads are increasingly grinding to a traffic standstill, and services are being stripped out of regional areas while this government attempts to hide the truth.

Queenslanders should have a government that delivers the programs and services we need and is focused on our State’s future, not their own political future.

Queensland needs a fresh start. Our plan will restore a government that works for you, by bringing back accountability and transparency in government.

The LNP will build better communities, educate our children, serve Queenslanders, grow our natural environment and agricultural industries, and govern with integrity. That’s our commitment to Queenslanders.

100 days to fix Labor’s mess

Deliver a plan for the Olympics and Paralympics:

• We will deliver a lasting legacy for our State by appointing an Independent Olympics Coordination Authority to conduct a 100 day review and map out what infrastructure and transport is needed for Queensland and the Games.
• We will ensure these Games are a world-class event, not an embarrassment for Queensland on the world stage.

Better roads

Getting Queenslanders home sooner and safer:

• We will get our busy roads flowing again by upgrading critical traffic chokepoints.
• We will boost safety and reduce transport costs by upgrading regional roads.
• We will deliver existing and new projects on time and on budget.

A safer Bruce Highway

For now and the future:

• We will provide a long-term upgrade plan to bring the Bruce Highway up to safety standards by reinstating a Bruce Highway Trust.
• We will hold the Federal Government accountable to the long-standing 80/20 funding contribution for our national highway.

More water security

For all Queenslanders:

• We will deliver a water security plan for all Queenslanders by building dams and weirs.
• We will increase storage capacity and support agricultural irrigation and town water by raising five weirs along the Thomson River with a $7m investment.
• We will secure water for the Wide Bay Burnett Region’s farms by rebuilding Paradise Dam.

New tourism experiences

Supporting jobs across our State:

• We will assess eco-tourism applications faster by creating a dedicated Cabinet Sub-Committee.
• We will showcase our State’s natural assets and support local jobs by driving the development of more tourism experiences.

Back to basics

To meet the national standards we’re lagging behind on and unleash kids’ full potential:

• We will ensure kids are being taught the basics they need for the future by refocusing the curriculum on maths and English.
• We will free up teachers to spend more time in the classroom and less time on red tape.

More teachers

Giving students the attention they need:

• We will boost student-to-teacher ratios by putting more teachers in classrooms.
• We will secure the teachers needed for our future by delivering a teacher workforce strategy.

Safe classrooms

By cracking-down on bad behaviour:

• We will introduce a zero-tolerance policy for violence, vapes and drugs in our schools.
• We will support teachers in the classroom by offering opportunities to upskill with mentoring and professional development.
• We will boost support for students by investing in more school chaplains.

More tradies on tools

With expanded trades training:

• We will secure a pipeline of skilled workers for the future by delivering new TAFE Excellence Precincts and boost training.
• We will expand the Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy to 50 additional schools.

A seat at the table for small business

With faster payments and more opportunities:

• We will deliver a 5 business day On Time, Every Time Payment Guarantee for small businesses.
• We will make it easier for small businesses to tender for government work with simplified procurement processes, standardised contracts, smaller tenders and streamlined processes.
• We will engage Queensland small and family businesses for opportunities through the Small and Family Business Innovation Pathway.

Better services, easier access

To access government and engage with community:

• We will provide more ways for you to access help from government, in person, over the phone and online.
• We will support training programs for seniors and Queenslanders from multicultural backgrounds to upskill on digital technology.
• We will support social enterprise start-ups with loans of up to $500,000 to help them help Queenslanders.

Boosting our multicultural communities

With better facilities:

• We will fund upgrades for new community halls, meeting spaces or sporting facilities for our multicultural community groups with the $5 million Multicultural Connect grants program.

Closing the gap

To improve outcomes for Indigenous Queenslanders:

• We will boost home ownership options and deliver more clean water infrastructure in Indigenous communities.
• We will fund programs to boost health and education standards for Indigenous Queenslanders.

Back-in our ag industry

With workers, funding and technology:

• We will boost funding for Beef Week 2027 with $4.5 million.
• We will beef-up biosecurity with 100 additional frontline biosecurity staff in our regions.
• We will reinstate our northern line of biosecurity defence by reviewing the closure of the Cape York Biosecurity Centre.
• We will boost skilled agricultural workers with more training opportunities through our regions.
• We will only support scientifically backed changes to fishing zones and ensure fishers are fairly compensated for any changes.

Preserve our environment

With private land conservation and support for injured wildlife:

• We will boost national parks care with additional pest and weed management, and fuel load reduction.
• We will reduce litter across our natural environment and boost recycling rates.
• We will support farmers to be environmental stewards of their land and boost our private protected land estate.
• We will reduce emissions and reach Net Zero by 2050 by working with industry sectors to develop achievable and practical plans.
• We will boost protection for endangered species with wildlife care.
• We will boost the care of our national parks and preserve our natural environment with 150 additional Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service rangers, Indigenous Land and Sea rangers and a Specialist Fire Management Ranger Team.

A stronger public service

To end Labor’s chaos and crisis:

• We will strengthen the public service by establishing an independent Public Sector Commission.
• We will build a home-grown public service with a new corporate graduate program.
• We will rebuild the capacity of the public service by providing professional training and development and ending Labor’s addiction to outsourcing the public service to consultants.
• There will be no forced redundancies in the public service.

Better government

For better services for Queenslanders:

• We will stop Labor’s project cost blowouts and delays by establishing a Parliamentary Budget Office to deliver independent policy and budget analysis.
• We will restore the Crime and Corruption Commission’s powers to report on corruption risks in Queensland.
• We will put an end to Ministers avoiding scrutiny by reforming Budget Estimates.