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March 27th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Second-generation Queensland Labor MP Annastacia Palaszczuk wants to lead the party back to its working-class roots.
Ms Palaszczuk confirmed her intention on Tuesday to be the party’s next leader, telling reporters she had the support of the Labor caucus.
The Liberal National Party (LNP) has romped into power, on track to win 78 of the state’s 89 seats to Labor’s likely seven.
Ms Palaszczuk has refused to dwell on the issues that contributed to the enormous defeat, considered by many to be its negative campaign and the 2009 asset sales.
She has called for an end to party factions and a return to Labor’s core principles.
‘We need to make ourselves relevant to voters,’ Ms Palaszczuk told reporters.
‘We need to get back to our basics.
‘Workers’ rights, protecting the environment, investment in education – these are core Labor principles and somewhere along the way we simply lost our way.’
The former transport minister, Ms Palaszczuk succeeded her father Henry Palaszczuk in the seat of Inala when he retired from politics in 2006.
Labor stalwart and former premier Peter Beattie said Labor’s biggest problem in opposition would be its numbers.
Assuming there would be 18 ministers to shadow, some Labor MPs would have to juggle three portfolios.
Ms Palaszczuk did not rule out working with Katter’s Australian Party, which so far has two MPs.
But Mr Beattie advised Labor against forming a shadow ministry with independents or Katter’s Australian Party.
‘I don’t think they’d do that,’ he said.
‘It’s up to them, but I wouldn’t.’
Federal MP Bob Katter’s son Rob, who won the seat of Mt Isa, says his party will work with Labor.
‘There’ll be co-operation wherever our agendas overlap,’ he told AAP on Tuesday.
‘We’re obviously not going to co-operate on those destructive policies that have driven the state to its knees.
‘But for those issues where we find a common interest, then of course we’ll be more than willing to work with (Labor).’
Former Labor minister Curtis Pitt told AAP he had withdrawn his intention to run for the leadership, to support Ms Palaszczuk.
He denied being pushed or being offered the deputy leadership, despite Ms Palaszczuk saying she wanted her deputy to come from regional Queensland.
‘I have been promised nothing,’ Mr Pitt said.
‘I will take on an important role for regional Queensland.
‘We all are going to have to shoulder an enormous amount of responsibility.’
Mr Pitt is slightly ahead of LNP candidate Robyn Quick in the north Queensland seat of Mulgrave.
So far it’s too close to call but Mr Pitt hopes to win.
The Labor caucus will meet on Wednesday.
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