Only John Coates,sitting arms folded at a press conference,would take it upon himself to declare how Palaszczuk,a woman thrice elected as Queensland Premier,is going to spend her Friday night in Tokyo.
“You are going to the opening ceremony,” he told her. “I am still deputy chair of the candidature leadership group and so far as I understand there will be an opening and a closing ceremony in 2032 and all of you have got to get along there and understand the traditional parts of that,what is involved in an opening ceremony. None of you are staying and hiding in your rooms. Alright?”