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Ronan Lee, the ALP member for Indooroopilly in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, has quit the ALP and joined the Australian Greens.
Lee has been a Parliamentary Secretary in the Bligh government since last April. Born in Ireland, he was first elected in 2001.
At a press conference with Senator Bob Brown this afternoon, Lee expressed disappointment [...]
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The Queensland Premier, Peter Beattie, has announced that he will retire later this week.
Beattie has been Labor Premier since June 1998, winning re-election in 2001, 2004 and 2006. He will retire as the second longest-serving Labor Premier of Queensland. William Forgan Smith served for 10 years from 1932 until 1942.
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Peter Beattie’s resignation as Queensland Premier will elevate South Australia’s Mike Rann to the position of longest-serving state premier. Rann was elected in March 2002.
The Northern Territory Chief Minister, Clare Martin, will become the longest-serving state or territory head of government, having been elected in August 2001. She just eclipses the ACT’s Jon [...]
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