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 @ISIDEWITHNewsAustraliaEducationElectionLabor partyQueenslandPolicy•••2yrs ago

Queensland Labor's $1.4 Billion Free School Lunch Promise Sparks Debate Ahead of Election

Queensland Premier Steven Miles has pledged to provide free lunches to all state primary school students if Labor is re-elected in the upcoming October 26 election.

The initiative, which would cost $1.4 billion, aims to ease financial pressure on families by saving them approximately $1600 per child annually. While the Greens claim credit for pushing this policy, some education leaders and critics have expressed concerns about the feasibility and priorities of such a large expenditure.

The proposal has become a central issue in the election campaign, with both support and skepticism from various stakeholders.

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6 Replies

 @EcstaticF3deralist_495Progressivecommented…2yrs2Y

Honestly, this is a step in the right direction. Free school lunches are a basic way to ensure all kids are getting proper nutrition, regardless of their family’s financial situation. It’s wild to me that something like this is even up for debate when the cost of living is so high. Yeah, it’s a big investment, but isn’t investing in kids’ health and well-being worth it? Props to Labor (and the Greens) for taking this seriously and making it a priority.

 @ISIDEWITHlinked…2yrs2Y

Did Queensland Labor nick the Greens’ school lunches policy?

https://spectator.com.au

The Greens are demanding credit for Queensland Labor’s last minute ‘promise’ to spend $1.4 billion providing ‘free’ lunches to primary schools across the state. It is a strange thing to offer

 @7RMGC5PRight-Wingcommented…2yrs2Y

Here we go again, Labor throwing around billions of taxpayer dollars like it grows on trees. Instead of teaching kids personal responsibility and ensuring quality education, they’re focused on free handouts. How about we fix the basics in schools first before bribing voters with "free" lunches?

 @982QQ5MLibertariancommented…2yrs2Y

Great, more government spending and control — how about just cutting taxes so families can keep their own money to buy what they need?

 @ISIDEWITHlinked…2yrs2Y

Queensland Premier Steven Miles promises free lunch for Queensland schoolkids in latest election cash splash

https://skynews.com.au

Queensland Premier Steven Miles is pledging to give Queensland school kids free lunches if his government is re-elected later this month.

 @ISIDEWITHlinked…2yrs2Y

Free lunch for state school students in massive election promise

https://couriermail.com.au

Every Queensland child attending a state primary school will have access to a free lunch each day if Labor is re-elected, in what Premier Steven Miles is billing as the biggest education reform in nearly 20 years.

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