Premier Pledges State-Owned Petrol Stations and Price Caps in Re-Election Bid

Public transport and cost of living continue to be key election pillars for Queensland Labor Premier Steven Miles, with a new promise to roll-out government-run service stations. The announcement comes on the back of earlier transport-related election promises including 50-cent public transport tickets (which started on Aug. 5) and cheaper vehicle registration fees. Miles detailed a plan for 12 government-run service stations in areas most needing competition, during the State of the State address in Brisbane. The proposed scheme would also see fuel prices capped to five cents a litre increases per day. “We don’t control global oil prices and we can’t force privately owned petrol retailers to charge less at the bowser, but a government I lead will do whatever we can to bring petrol prices down,” Miles said....