The unassuming senator with Labor’s fortunes on his shoulders
Queensland is at the centre of two crucial elections in the coming months, and the personable Murray Watt might be the bridge builder who helps tip things for the ALP.
Murray Watt knows when voters are waiting with baseball bats.
In 2012, the impending disaster was obvious. The federal industrial relations minister was then the state member for Everton in the tail end of the near 14-year reign of the Beattie-Bligh Queensland Labor governments.
James HallQueensland correspondentJames Hall is the Financial Review's Queensland correspondent. Connect with James on Twitter. Email James at james.hall@nine.com.au
