After criticism for ‘reviewing, not doing’, Queensland’s government is now announcing policies on the run

The government hasn’t referred anything to the law reform commission since 2021. Insiders worry about a pattern of reactive policy

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In the Palaszczuk government’s first term, opponents most frequently criticised Labor’s tendency for “reviewing, not doing”.

The premier had set out to be the antithesis of Campbell Newman. There would be no rushed reforms or thought-bubble policy changes.

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