Amy Remeikis reports in the Brisbane Times (29.9.15) that speaking to the ABC as he prepares to launch his book next week, ‘Mr Newman said there were several factors, including “dud decisions, but they were dud politically”, but “actually in the best interests of Queenslanders” that led to his political demise, but held strong to his belief the media needed to take a large portion of the blame.
‘Putting Labor’s latest bounce in the polls down to the Palaszczuk Government’s avoidance of controversy – “the less you do, the less you take on vested interests, the more you’ll be rewarded in the polls” – Mr Newman said commercial TV stations treated political reporting like a reality show, while ‘click bait’ was also leading to a less informed political debate.’