LNP to cut all funding for Queensland’s Environmental Defenders Office, breaking election promise

The decision to cut all funding to the Environmental Defenders Office is one of several broken promises by David Crisafulli’s government in its first six months. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

In a move raising comparisons to the government of Campbell Newman, Queensland’s Liberal National party government is set to slash all state funding for the Environmental Defenders Office (EDO).

The decision breaches a promise by the LNP to continue funding the body made prior to winning government at the October state election.