Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has ridiculed the prime minister's confidence that things will improve for Australians, as he declared the federal and state coalition parties are in a strong position to win government.
Mr Dutton detailed his party's ambitions in a speech to the annual Queensland LNP convention on Saturday, when he championed state Opposition Leader David Crisafulli ahead of the October state poll and attacked Anthony Albanese's record.
In an interview with News Corp, Mr Albanese said "it is going to get better" for struggling Australians thanks to Labor's "short-term cost-of-living relief that's immediate in a way that makes the economy in the medium term better".
Peter Dutton used his speech to mock an interview Anthony Albanese gave to News Corp. (Russell Freeman/AAP PHOTOS)
But Mr Dutton said the prime minister had "no positive message" to convey after two years in government, as a federal election looms in 2025.
He pointed to the failed voice referendum, repeating his argument that the proposal had no detail, and Labor's 2022 election "promise" to cut household electricity bills by $275.
Labor put a timeframe on that forecast, saying its Powering Australia policy would lower household electricity bills by $275 by 2025.
"The prime minister now is telling us that there are better times ahead, even though every credible economic analyst in the country is saying interest rates are likely to go up again for the 13th and 14th time," Mr Dutton said.
"He can't give you the detail about how he will make things improve."
The federal coalition is in a strong position to win the next election with a back-to-basics economic plan and a plan for record investment in nuclear energy capability, Mr Dutton argued.
"We are credible, we have momentum that we're putting pressure onto a bad government (and) we are a united team," he told the party faithful in Brisbane.
Queensland Opposition Leader David Crisafulli could be the state's next premier. (Russell Freeman/AAP PHOTOS)
Mr Dutton also turned his attention to his Queensland state counterpart, describing Mr Crisafulli as a thoughtful and practical leader.
"We can achieve government because (Queenslanders) respect a leader who has not only demonstrated a plan to end their despair, but a leader who has a vision to revitalise the state," he said.
Labor Premier Steven Miles was installed by union bosses and "simply took over the controls of the wrecking ball" from former premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.
"This premier's shameless vote-buying tactics can't paper over Labor's policy failures or conceal Queensland's grim economic reality," Mr Dutton said.
"David hit the nail on the head in his recent budget reply speech when he said Queensland is gripped by four major crises: a cost of living crisis, a youth crime crisis, a health crisis, and a housing crisis."
Some 900 delegates are attending the convention, with Queensland opposition environment spokesman Sam O'Connor telling AAP the focus was on winning the October Queensland election.
LNP delegates had 173 policy items to discuss across the three-day event, which began on Friday, including making pepper spray legal to use in self-defence, abolishing the eSafety Commissioner and reducing the corporate tax rate.
Motions calling for the state LNP and federal coalition to condemn actions against Jewish people in Australia, provide unwavering support for Israel and for the next federal coalition government to sell or privatise the ABC were also examined.
Federal Nationals leader David Littleproud also addressed the conference on Saturday, ahead of Mr Crisafulli on Sunday.