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Graeme Hodge, Adjunct professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University

Queensland’s premier wants publicly owned petrol stations – is that a good idea?

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Queensland’s Labor government turned heads last week with a bold new election promise. If returned to power, it would set up 12 state-owned petrol stations and limit fuel price rises to just five cents a litre on any given day.

The proposal certainly tapped into a pain point for Queenslanders – Brisbane topped national petrol price rankings last year.

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