Labor’s defeat in the Queensland election has forced the federal government to rethink its strategy for the next national poll, while the coalition is optimistic it can replicate its success.
with leader David Crisafulli being sworn in as the state’s next premier on Monday.
With counting still underway, the LNP is confident it has won 53 seats in state parliament, 47 of which are needed to secure a majority.
The opposition was expected to record a landslide victory, but Labor .
Peter Dutton issues warning to Anthony Albanese
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said the result was an indictment of the federal government.
“The lesson is that if you treat people with contempt, if you run up huge debts, if you mismanage the economy, if you create a cost of living crisis, you can expect the electorate to punish,” he told reporters in Melbourne.
“That’s exactly what happened in Queensland, I think that’s what’s going to happen at the federal level as well, because the Prime Minister promised a lot for Australians and he delivered nothing.”
Work to “follow the lessons”
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Labor would consider the results ahead of the federal election.
“Saturday night’s result was decisive, but it was not unexpected and we have lessons to learn,” he told reporters in Canberra on Monday.
“Queenslanders are pragmatic and practical people, and the Albanian government is a pragmatic and practical government, but we will learn the lessons from Saturday night.”
The next federal election is expected to take place by May, and the cost of living and housing will likely dominate the campaign.
Labor will look to regain ground in Queensland, where it holds just five of the state’s 30 federal electorates.
Chalmers said it was not surprising that there had been a change of government given the long reign of the Labor Party and cost of living pressures.
“We understand that people are showing strength and they are expressing it at the ballot box, which is their right,” he said.
“We tried to make a series of sound economic decisions, to make the right economic decisions for the right reasons, because I believe if you do that, the policy will take care of itself.”
The Greens blame the Labor Party for its poor results
Greens leader Adam Bandt claimed Labor’s targeting of the smaller party had hampered the former government’s chances in the election.
“We have an opportunity in the final months of this Federal Parliament to work together to deliver results on the housing crisis and on the cost of living crisis,” he told reporters in Brisbane .
“Labor is going to have to abandon this approach to legislation my way or the highway.”
The Greens reversed course in the elections, winning only one seat in the state parliament.
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek said the Greens’ result was a result of the party’s perception at the federal level.
“They were shocked to see (Green MP) Max Chandler-Mather standing up, defending the criminal elements of the CFMEU in the back of the truck with a megaphone instead of voting for housing,” she told the Seven’s Sunrise programme.
“People look at this and say ‘these people don’t really want to make progress. They only want to oppose. They just want to make a point’.”
