Defiant premier says she is the right person to lead the party as Labor’s primary vote drops to 34%
A defiant premier maintained she was the right person to lead Labor to another victory in Queensland.“I’m not going to listen to a poll that’s mainly made up of LNP operatives.”“Look, honestly, there’s only one poll that counts – that’s election day,” she said.
“We were the underdogs going into the last election and we’ll probably be the underdogs going into the next election.” Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundupThe LNP was ahead of Labor by 52% to 48% on a two-party preferred basis, 16 months from the state election.
Those figures would deliver an extra 13 seats and victory to the LNP if replicated at an election, ending Labor’s dominance in governments on mainland Australia. The poll showed 47% of voters had an unfavourable view of the premier, while 39% held a favourable view.“It’s up to the people of Queensland and they will make the decision in October next year,” the premier said.
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