Premier Anna Bligh, who was unanimously elected Queensland’s first female Premier by the Labor caucus this morning, will waste no time rolling back the council amalgamations championed by her predecessor Peter Beattie. But she will ditch parts of Beattie’s merger plan because of the electoral damage it threatens to cause Kevin Rudd in his home state, writes Alex Mitchell.
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Nats hook up with the Libs in Queensland; many dubious
The fractious Queensland Coalition are, well, fracturing over negotiations for a joint Senate ticket. Many Nats reckon it’s a baaaad idea, writes Mark Bahnisch.
