Beattie wins Queensland State elections by default

I don't often find myself in agreement with Coalition politicians but Springborg was not too far wide of the mark when he said that the Beattie Labor Government was returned by default. Like the coalition, the Queensland branch of the Labor Party is a party which depends upon donations from property developers and land speculators. This would be the explanation behind most of Beattie's misgovernment of Queensland in the last 10 years, and why would have got no better from the Coaltion if they had won. It's a shame that Cate Molloy did not win her seat back in the election. Of all the candidates, she deserved most of all to win for having had the courage to defy the Labor Party machine and for having tried to support the best interests of her constituents. Her vote of 23.6% was impressive in the circumstances, but obviously not sufficient. Cate Molloy's letter of resignation from the Labor Party can be found here. --- Originally #comment-69182">posted to John Quiggin's blog.