There is no reason why Queensland should not be the powerhouse of Australia.
It has always been a state which houses greatness – sporting, resources, tourism, agriculture, development and, of course, the weather. Politically, it has been a pioneer. Few would remember Senator Dame Annabelle Rankin. An electorate is named after her but she was not only the first woman from Queensland elected to the federal parliament but the first female federal minister and the first Australian woman to be appointed head of a foreign mission, high commissioner to New Zealand.
Sadly, today, on many fronts, through rank political mismanagement, Queensland is...
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