▁ 2 4 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁Gill ard ▁Government ▁appointed ▁Be att ie ▁as ▁Australia ' s ▁first ▁Resources ▁S ector ▁Supp lier ▁En voy ▁charged ▁with ▁prom oting ▁a ▁Bu y ▁Australian ▁at ▁Home ▁and ▁Ab road ▁program ▁for ▁supp lying ▁products ▁to ▁the ▁Australian ▁resources ▁industry . ▁ ▁Federal ▁politics ▁ ▁Be att ie ' s ▁popular ity ▁often ▁led ▁to ▁spec ulation ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁enter ▁national ▁politics , ▁particularly ▁after ▁federal ▁Labor ' s ▁defeat ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁federal ▁election . ▁But ▁Be att ie ▁resist ed ▁such ▁suggestions , ▁saying ▁that ▁he ▁loved ▁Queensland ▁too ▁much ▁to ▁leave , ▁and ▁anyway ▁Can ber ra ▁was ▁" to o ▁cold ". ▁ ▁On ▁announ cing ▁his ▁ret irement ▁he ▁again ▁ruled ▁out ▁a ▁move ▁to ▁federal ▁politics , ▁saying ▁that ▁he ▁would , ▁polit ically ▁speaking , ▁disappear . ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Be att ie ▁announced ▁his ▁intention ▁to ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁federal ▁election ▁in ▁the ▁Queensland ▁federal ▁seat ▁of ▁For de ▁following ▁an ▁approach ▁by ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Rud d ▁to ▁Be att ie ▁who ▁was ▁then ▁living ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁A LP ▁was ▁in ▁elect oral ▁trouble ▁and ▁Be att ie ▁was ▁convinced ▁to ▁run ▁to ▁save ▁Queensland ▁seats . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁A LP ' s ▁dis astr ous ▁national ▁campaign , ▁Be att ie ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁inc umb ent ▁Liberal ▁National