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A not-so-goofy plan to rule the state of Brisbane

23 Mar 05:40am

Filed under: Brisbane, Brisbane City Council, Campbell Newman, Liberal National Party, Queensland

As Campbell Newman yesterday outlined one of the more goofy political strategies Australia has seen, there was one stark impression: The bloke himself didn’t come across as goofy.

Cartoon: Sean Leahy

Newman, the Lord Mayor of Brisbane, was explaining to reporters how he planned to be the Liberal National Party (LNP) State Opposition Leader without having to actually be in the Queensland Parliament.

In about a year’s time he would run for a seat Labor has held for 22 years, and in the meantime a surrogate elected last night would be the official Opposition Leader. But actually, the Opposition Leader would be Campbell Newman.

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Sandy says:

01:51pm | 24/03/11

“The second is that Brisbane voters like keeping their successful Lord Mayors. ... The official explanation was that the public wanted him to stay on as Lord Mayor.” Aaaah. So is that’s why Bligh shot forth with the goofy sounding ‘abandoning his post’ line? Not so goofy after all? She… Read more »
Dave-o says:

11:52pm | 23/03/11

@Richard, yep the BCC got the tunnel and the private investors lost bucket loads of cash. It’s a nice party trick but it’s pretty hard to do twice. I cant wait to see the influx of private investment dollars into Queensland after he becomes premier. There’s a billion dollar hole… Read more »

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