Qld: We're Beattie's worst nightmare, warns new-look coalition

AAP General News (Australia)
02-02-2007
Qld: We're Beattie's worst nightmare, warns new-look coalition

BRISBANE, Feb 2 AAP - Queensland's coalition leaders say they will be Premier Peter
Beattie's "worst nightmare" when they take a new approach to the first state parliamentary
sitting of the year next week.

Nationals leader Jeff Seeney and Liberal leader Bruce Flegg last week nutted out a
new agreement under which Mr Seeney will become premier if the coalition wins the next
state election.

They also pledged to take a "one-team approach" to put to rest squabbling between the
two parties after last year's devastating loss to Labor.

Mr Seeney said the coalition's fresh approach would be on display when parliament resumed
on Tuesday.

"The new one-team approach would be Peter Beattie's worst nightmare," Mr Seeney said.

"In the past, the ALP has tried to score points by playing up divisions between the
coalition parties.

"Mr Beattie will try and use political stunts to try to divide us but we are more than
ready for his cynical ploys."

Mr Seeney said he and Dr Flegg would focus on "the sleazy Labor government and its
failings" during the sittings.

The Beattie government faces a potentially explosive parliamentary year, with scandals
surrounding former ministers, anger in Aboriginal communities and among police over a
Palm Island death in custody and new water projects likely to be on the agenda.

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