While the positions taken by the council (and wider convention) are not binding on the parliamentary arms, several of the open session resolutions call for specific action from the Crisafulli government.
What they said
While describing payroll tax as a “disincentive” for businesses to hire staff in a recent interview with the ABC, Crisafulli noted his government had to “run a responsible operation”.
Payroll tax – payable for businesses with more than a $1.3 million annual wage bill – is forecast to make up the largest portion (29.4 per cent) of state tax revenue this financial year, at $7.8 billion.
The payroll tax resolution passed on Saturday morning. Others being debated include calling on the state government and federal Coalition to criminalise the desecration of the state of national flag.
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Selling the ABC and SBS and creating a regional-only media corporation is also proposed, as is a state ban on the use of female toilets and change rooms by anyone other than “biological women and girls”.
“Male toilets and change rooms are to be used only by biological men and boys, with exceptions for children of either male or female gender up to eight years of age,” the LNP Women resolution read.
In a social media post marking the launch of the state council event, the Young LNP said Abbott, Crisafulli and Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie spoke on Friday evening about the importance of “values over ideology”.
