When David Crisafulli took the stage to outline the “state of the state” in front of a convention centre lunch crowd last month, his speech leaned heavily on the promises he had kept since the election.

The fledgling premier made clear on election night 12 months ago that he believed he had entered a contract with Queenslanders.

This theoretical document was all about what his new government had said in opposition it would do, or not do – despite the so-called scare campaigns of Labor, unions and others.

David Crisafulli facing a third-straight day of questions about whether abortion laws would change if the LNP won government. Credit: Matt Dennien

While he would soon draft public charter letters for his ministers – documents that have themselves been criticised – he decided not

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