Steven Miles to set more ambitious emissions reduction target on day one as Queensland premier

Miles will refocus climate debate on job creation in rural areas to remove tension between resource-rich regions and urban south-east, sources say

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The incoming Queensland premier, Steven Miles, is expected to announce on Friday that the state will lift its lagging emissions reductions targets, among a number of “day one” initiatives to be unveiled by the new state leadership.

Miles will enter a caucus meeting on Friday as the only candidate for the Labor leadership vacated by the retiring premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk.