Peter Dutton’s big Queensland energy

<p>In Queensland, one issue is already dominating the upcoming state election: youth crime.</p><p>So when the Liberal National Party launched their campaign, Peter Dutton was the perfect man to help sell their pitch.</p><p>The federal opposition leader and former Queensland cop has been stressing his closeness to his home state.</p><p>Already Peter Dutton has promised to crack down on crime, slow immigration, break up supermarket monopolies, and shift the green energy focus to nuclear.</p><p>So will the Queensland election be a testing ground for Dutton’s federal agenda?</p><p>Today, special correspondent for <em>The Saturday Paper</em> Jason Koutsoukis on how Peter Dutton is marketing himself, and whether Australia is ready to look more like Queensland.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Socials: </strong>Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Special correspondent for <em>The Saturday Paper,</em> Jason Koutsoukis.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>