Article: Qld: Preselections and politics "ruthless" and "cruel": Bligh


AAP General News (Australia)
10-04-2009
Qld: Preselections and politics "ruthless" and "cruel": Bligh

By Angela Harper

BRISBANE, Oct 4 AAP - Political life is ruthless and cruel and preselections are part
of that business, says Queensland Premier Anna Bligh.

But Ms Bligh had no advice for the federal opposition's Peter Dutton after he failed
to win preselection for the Gold Coast-based seat of McPherson on Saturday.

The opposition spokesman for health sought preselection after a redistribution made
his Brisbane electorate of Dickson notionally Labor.

Ms Bligh couldn't be persuaded to give Mr Dutton any advice, saying instead that life
in politics wasn't always an easy ride.

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