Election Results

This non-binding member poll will help Greens MP Michael Berkman decide how he votes in parliament. Queensland’s Labor opposition has moved a private members’ bill - the Transport Affordability Amendment Bill 2026 - which proposes changes to the way public transport fares and petrol/diesel retail prices are set. Recent LNP legislation has duplicated some parts of Labor’s bill regarding the government process for increasing public transport fares. Labor’s bill will likely be revised to remove sections which are now redundant. We don’t know exactly when it or a similar bill will come back to the Queensland Parliament for a vote. The crucial unresolved question for the Greens is whether to support Labor’s proposed petrol price cap. Labor’s bill proposes that fuel price increases should be capped at 5 cents per day at petrol stations across the state. For each day of trade, fuel retailers will have to lock in their maximum price at 2pm the day before. They will be able to drop their prices throughout the day, but can’t charge a price that’s more than 5 cents above the lowest price they charged the day before. The Queensland Greens don’t currently have a confirmed policy position on fuel price caps. The bill in its current form is available at this link: https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-the-Assembly/Tabled-Papers/docs/5826t0166/5826t166.pdf Labor’s explanatory note for the bill can be read here: https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-the-Assembly/Tabled-Papers/docs/5826t0167/5826t167.pdf Public submissions on the bill can be found via this page: https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-Committees/Committees/Committee-Details?cid=272&id=8565 The first question is about fuel price caps in general. The second question is about whether the Greens should support Labor’s specific fuel price cap proposal.