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Article: Qld: No news on early state election
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- AAP General News (Australia)
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- March 20, 2000
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AAP General News (Australia)
03-20-2000
Qld: No news on early state election
By Barbara Adam, State Political Correspondent
BRISBANE, March 20 AAP - Hours before jetting off to the United States on a trade delegation
today, Queensland Premier Peter Beattie remained tight-lipped about a possible early state
election.
Election speculation was triggered by opposition leader Rob Borbidge last Thursday,
who challenged Mr Beattie to call an election immediately during a fiery debate in parliament
about the GST.
Mr Beattie told reporters later that day he would seriously consider the challenge,
prompting Mr Borbidge to place the Liberal and National party machines on full alert for
a snap ...