Former speaker of the house Bronwyn Bishop says Annastacia Palaszczuk has one strategy to win the upcoming election and it purely involves convincing Queenslanders, “I have saved your lives by locking you all up”.
Ms Bishop said the Queensland premier and other politicians have weaponised fear to gain
political advantages. “To spread fear has been part and parcel of her strategy,” she told Sky News.
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