It was an extraordinary statement to make by a former Labor Premier when the current one was running on a campaign of keeping Queenslanders safe during the pandemic, but Mr Beattie insisted he was talking about the future.
Just a few days later the point became moot, with Ms Palaszczuk on the eve of the election announcing the NSW border would reopen except to the greater Sydney area.
In an opinion column today, Ms Beattie has congratulated Ms Palaszczuk for the win, but again doubled down on his stance.
“Winning the state election was the easy part. Now comes the long painful road to…
