All I know is I went to Queensland 18 months ago for the first time and drove from the Gold Coast up to Childers withthe wife who is originally from Queensland and had not been there for about 12 years.
She was absolutely amazed at the changes and progress that had been made where as I had nothing to compare it to.
But I suppose Beattie could be a very similar case to Howard, did just enough to out do a pitiful opposition and rode the benefits of the resource boom.
I suppose at least Beattie unlike Howard was smart enough then to know when his time was up.
