Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has been forced to walk back a comment making light of stabbings in Melbourne, a day after footage emerged of a woman being randomly attacked in broad daylight .

Speaking at a Newscorp event in Brisbane ahead of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Crisafulli was asked about how he planned to attract business from interstate.

"I'll tell you another thing I can offer. If they live in Melbourne, they've got a place that's dealing with youth crime, and they won't get stabbed. That's a good start," he said yesterday.

"And if they're in Sydney, that's a place that's dealing with traffic congestion.

"We are focusing on dealing with transport, and that's a point of difference for New South Wales. We are focusing on dealing with youth crime, and that

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