One of David Crisafulli’s self-described pro-life candidates declared at a polling booth this week that she wants abortion laws changed but “I can’t say anything” until after the Liberal National Party wins the state election.
One-term Newman government LNP MP Freya Ostapovitch, who is again contesting the Labor-held Brisbane seat of Stretton, has been caught-out telling people at an early voting booth that she wants legislation overhauled.
“You vote for me, you trust me. I can’t say anything yet because we have got to get elected before we do anything,” she said in a conversation about abortion out the front of a pre-polling booth this week, recorded by a Labor branch member and heard by The Australian.
Her candid comments are in direct challenge to Mr Crisafulli’s repeated insistence that there would be “no changes” to termination of pregnancy laws if the LNP wins the October 26 state election.
Mr Crisafulli has refused to answer more than 50 questions about how he could fulfil his promise of “no changes” to abortion laws if crossbenchers introduced legislation that some LNP MPs supported.