Lady Flo Bjelke-Peterson dead at 97

Lady Flo Bjelke-Petersen at the grave of Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen on the family property Bethany at Kingaroy, north west of Brisbane, Monday, Feb. 6, 2006. Source: AAP

A state funeral may be offered for former Queensland senator Lady Flo Bjelke-Petersen, widow of the state's longest-serving premier, Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen. She has died at the age of 97, just weeks after expressing hope that, one day, she would see her late husband's reputation restored.

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