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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Smee

David Crisafulli has sold the Queensland public on a crime crisis. It could prove to be his downfall

Opposition Leader David Crisafulli reacts during a debate with Premier Steven Miles as part of the 2024 Queensland State Election, in Brisbane, Thursday, October 3, 2024.
Opposition leader David Crisafulli reacts during a debate with premier Steven Miles. Queensland will head to the polls on 26 October. Photograph: Dan Peled/AAP

David Crisafulli’s task in Thursday’s Queensland election debate was to avoid shooting himself in the foot.

He just about managed that. But the Liberal National party leader’s pledge – that if he wins government he will resign in four years’ time if crime victim numbers have not reduced – might be the equivalent of putting a political timebomb under the premier’s desk.

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