David Crisafulli’s vision to win successive elections shouldn’t be a groundbreaking one.

One year after sweeping the Queensland electoral map, the premier says he wants to tap into what got him there to make sure he stays – the delivery of services.

In the 2024 state election, this was expertly – and arguably nauseatingly – done by eroding trust in the former Labor government’s handling of the so-called crises: crime, housing, health and cost of living.

Zeroing in on these issues has been a defining feature of the government. As much as anything else, it has served as a tool to avoid the ideological toxicity that’s divided federal conservatives .

It’s a Friday afternoon in October when the premier is outlining to this masthead his plan to lead a generational government. Speaking from

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