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Speaker 2: Good morning and welcome to the Daily os. It's Tuesday,

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Speaker 2: the twelfth of December. I'm Zara, I'm Sam Now. Just

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Speaker 2: over a month ago, tda's editor Billy fitz Simon's interviewed

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Speaker 2: Queensland's Premier, Anastasia Palichet, and she.

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Speaker 3: Asked this, there have been a number of state leaders

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Speaker 4: No, No, I'm absolutely.

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Speaker 2: Committed Haloshe has now announced stepping down as premier this Friday.

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Speaker 2: So what led to this decision and who's likely to

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Speaker 2: but first sam the.

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Speaker 5: Headlines, A new COVID vaccine is now available in Australia,

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Speaker 5: offering protection for the current omichrons sub variant, which has

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Speaker 5: It's been recommended for anyone who hasn't had a booster

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Speaker 5: Authorities in Iran have banned the family of Massa Amini,

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Speaker 2: And the Good News. A new attendance record has been

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Speaker 3: Now, you are the last remaining state leader in Australia

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Speaker 3: You just had a holiday and you were criticized for

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Speaker 4: Well, they don't do it to mean so I'll let

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Speaker 3: even justinto Adern in New Zealand. Is it an option

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Speaker 4: No, No, I'm absolutely committed.

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Speaker 4: Let's not go.

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Speaker 2: Palache announced her resignation in an emotional and unexpected press

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Speaker 4: I turn my mind to this when I was trying

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Speaker 5: I'm keen to discuss who's looking likely to replace her.

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Speaker 5: But before we get to the future, why don't we

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Speaker 2: Look, I think it is always difficult to wrap up

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Speaker 2: So Anastasia Paloche is Australia's longest serving female premier. She

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Speaker 2: Palaschet's time as Premier has really become characterized by her

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Speaker 2: In particular, the Premier had to defend herself after allegations

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Speaker 4: Know, coming into office when unemployment was so high and

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Speaker 5: Something we talk about a lot at TDA is how

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Speaker 2: all of these leaders were really in charge of quite

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Speaker 5: And so it was clear from that election win that

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Speaker 5: Platform Okay, so now let's look forward and let's think

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Speaker 2: In her departure speech, Palochet endorsed Deputy Premier Stephen Miles.

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Speaker 2: that will be Anastasia Paloche's last day as premier. We

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