PREMIER Annastacia Palaszczuk insists she will not do any deals with the Katter’s Australian Party to form government following the next election.
Ms Palaszczuk this morning also appeared to rule out calling an election next week.
She said it was her “intention” for State Parliament to sit again to pass legislation including new safeguards for residents of retirement villages and new security of payment changes for subcontractors.
“We’ve got some important legislation to get through. Yes, I have every intention of sitting next week,” Ms Palaszczuk said.
KAP Leader Bob Katter revealed to The Courier-Mail that Labor had been making subtle overtures to him in the lead up to the State Election in the hopes KAP could help the ALP hold government following the poll.
Ms Palaszczuk, however, said she would not do any deals with KAP to form government should voters deliver anorther hung parliament“I have said it very clearly. I want to see a majority government,” the Premier said.
“I have not had any discussions with him full stop.”
When asked of anyone in Labor had held such discussions Ms Palaszczuk said: “those decisions would be for me and I have not had any of those discussions”.
The Premier has also ruled out deals with One Nation but when asked about the possibility of seeking the help of The Greens to form government, Ms Palaszczuk repeated her call for voters to deliver her a majority government.
Overnight, the Katter’s Australian Party patriarch said while pundits were obsessed with One Nation’s renaissance, his political outfit would expand its numbers at the looming election.
Mr Katter said Labor was alive to the prospect of KAP being the kingmakers and had deployed a strategy to be “particularly nice to us”, while the LNP were “too stupid” to realise the potential political reality.
He revealed KAP had already begun compiling a list of demands, including a government-owned Galilee rail line and funding for Hell’s Gate dam.http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/bob-katter-says-labor-has-made-sub... no need to keep chortling about one nation whinger...
katter is the one to watch...
hes the one she claimed
she would never deal with..