Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has categorically ruled out calling an election next week.
Ms Bligh will be in regional Queensland on Tuesday, the day some observers had speculated she might go to the governor.
Asked on Thursday if she would rule out calling an election next week, she told reporters: "Yes".
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At about the same time, the man who wants her job, Liberal National Party leader Campbell Newman, said he was kicking off the election campaign, and wouldn't wait for Ms Bligh to set an election date.
"Today marks the kick off of the state campaign, whether the premier has confirmed it or not," Mr Newman told reporters in the Brisbane seat of Ashgrove, which he must take from Labor if he wants to become premier.
