A pledge by the opposition leader to quit as Queensland premier if he fails to lower crime numbers has been dismissed as "weasel words".
David Crisafulli kept a hard-line stance on crime, a day after his election debate promise, announcing domestic violence offenders would be tracked with ankle-monitoring bracelets if he was elected.
The Liberal National Party leader came under fire from Premier Steven Miles who accused him of trying to mislead voters ahead of the October 26 poll.
In the first of three election debates, Mr Crisafulli on Thursday said he would resign as premier if crime victim numbers didn't fall in his first term.
“That is David Crisafulli’s pledge, but it’s weasel words,” Mr Miles told reporters in Caloundra on Friday.
"It is an oversimplification, an attempt to get through the election campaign and use victims of crime to win votes."
Mr Miles refused to match the pledge by the opposition leader, who is tipped to end Labor's nine-year reign.
Mr Crisafulli has launched his election campaign with policies addressing the key issue of crime, ending the first week with his ankle-monitoring announcement on Friday.
Under his plan, up to 500 high-risk domestic violence offenders would be fitted with GPS ankle-monitoring bracelets that would activate an alarm if they get close to a victim's residence or workplace.
Police would then be deployed to the location in an attempt to prevent crime before it happens.
"This is something that this state desperately needs and we are committed to making sure that we do everything we can to put the balance of power back in favour of the victim," Mr Crisafulli said.
Western Australia recently introduced laws to allow judges to order offenders to wear ankle monitoring bracelets, while Tasmania has had the practice in place since 2019.
The sister of Kelly Wilkinson, who was murdered by her estranged husband on the Gold Coast, said GPS tracking could have prevented the crime.
"She was in her family home, (her husband) Brian was hiding in the bushes for nearly three hours," Danielle Carroll said.
"If she had an opportunity to know he was close, I know she would be standing next to me now."
Under the LNP's $18.2 million proposal, victims would also be able to share their location from a GPS-tracking device like an Apple Watch for an "added layer of safety".
A further $2.5 million has been pledged to open more "Hope Hubs" in shopping centres to support women, children and men escaping domestic violence.
Mr Crisafulli has previously vowed to legislate changes by Christmas to introduce "adult time for adult crime" for juvenile offenders.
He criticised the Miles government during the debate for failing to tackle what he said was Queensland's escalating youth crime rate.
However, the Queensland Police Service said the rate of child offenders dropped by two per cent in 2023/24 while overall offence numbers dropped by 6.7 per cent in the same period.
Polls are forecasting a swing to the LNP with the opposition leading 56 to 44 per cent on a two-party preferred basis.
Mr Miles has tried to make up ground on the campaign trail with policies aimed at another election issue, cost of living.
But his first week did not end ideally after Caloundra Labor MP Jason Hunt admitted to wearing a "Hitler" shirt as a teenager when confronted at the premier's Friday media event.
Mr Hunt was shown by media a 1987 high school yearbook picture and confirmed it was him wearing a white shirt with the word "Hitler" on it but said it was "satirical".
He said he "wasn’t fully aware of the ramifications" when he wore the shirt at age 17.
Former NSW premier Dominic Perrottet apologised for wearing a Nazi uniform to his 21st birthday party after the incident was revealed at the start of 2023.
