Sky News contributor SkyNewsRicho says Queensland Premier AnnastaciaMP has “looked like a winner all the way” and is well in front in the lead up to the October 31 election.
Sky News contributor Graham Richardson says Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has “looked like a winner all the way” and is well in front in the lead up to the October 31 election.
“I don’t think Palaszczuk will be beaten,” Mr Richardson said. “She’d have to make some sort of mistake, some sort of big gaffe to allow Frecklington any sort of hope whatsoever. “She’s shown over quite a period of time that she knows exactly how to do things, she knows Queensland and Queenslanders.”
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