Question
After police under this leader attacked anti-apartheid demonstrators protesting the Springbok rugby team’s visit, he praised them for their “restraint” and gave each officer an extra week of vacation. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this long-serving premier of Queensland, who was nicknamed the “hillbilly dictator” for taking advantage of an electoral system that meant rural seats had fewer voters.
ANSWER: Joh Bjelke-Petersen (“Joe BYELL-kee Peterson”) [or Johannes Bjelke-Petersen]
[10e] Bjelke-Petersen launched a bid for PM nicknamed “Joh for [this city],” but it petered out after an unsuccessful 1987 campaign. The location of this capital city was chosen to be between Melbourne and Sydney.
ANSWER: Canberra [accept “Joh for Canberra”]
[10m] To increase his party’s appeal to urban voters, Bjelke-Petersen’s Country party changed its name in 1974 to this name. New Zealand’s main center-right party also has this name.
ANSWER: National Party [accept New Zealand National Party]
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