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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Smee and Andrew Messenger

With discounts galore, Labor’s 2024 Queensland budget has all the subtlety of a ‘going out of business’ sale

The treasurer Cameron Dick, left, and the Queensland premier, Steven Miles, spruiking the 2024-25 Queensland state budget in Brisbane on Tuesday
The treasurer, Cameron Dick, left, and the Queensland premier, Steven Miles, spruiking the 2024-25 Queensland state budget in Brisbane on Tuesday. Photograph: Jono Searle/AAP

The Queensland treasurer, Cameron Dick, began selling his pre-election budget on Tuesday in front of a gaudy maroon sign, spruiking massive discounts in bold capital letters.

The sign – like the budget – has all the subtlety of a “going out of business” sale.

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