Steven Miles announces boost to frontline health workers

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Queensland Premier Steven Miles has visited the Sunshine Coast announcing funding for expectant mothers as abortion issues dominate this week’s election news cycle.

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00:00I'm here at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital, north of Brisbane.

00:07Premier Stephen Miles has pledged an additional $20 million for services for pregnant women

00:13if Labor is re-elected.

00:15That money would be used to expand services at hospitals like this one and in Townsville

00:20and Logan, and to hire additional health practitioners and sonographers.

00:24There's also been money pledged to expand services for termination of pregnancy, which

00:30is a timely announcement, with abortion hogging the news cycle this week.

00:35The LNP has fielded many questions over whether they will repeal abortion laws in Queensland,

00:41with State Leader David Christopher Lee saying it's not part of his plan.

00:45However, Premier Stephen Miles has seized on the opening again today.

00:49We are expanding services that we know the LNP and the Kata Party and One Nation Party

00:55all think should be illegal.

00:57They're all services that those parties don't believe women should have access to.

01:03Now we're here in the electorate of Kiwana.

01:05It's held by Deputy LNP Leader Jarred Blay and is a safe LNP seat.

01:11The candidate for Kiwana for Labor wasn't at the press conference today.

01:15Last week, Premier Stephen Miles forgot his candidate in another electorate, and the same

01:19has happened again today.

01:21Take a look.

01:22Ah, that's a good question.

01:27We'll get that for you.

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