▁the ▁right ▁to ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Executive ▁of ▁the ▁A LP ▁from ▁a ▁six - month ▁susp ension ▁form ▁the ▁Queensland ▁A LP ▁for ▁critic ising ▁the ▁state ▁parliament ary ▁party ▁for ▁in comp et ence . ▁ ▁Be att ie ▁started ▁a ▁Reform ▁Group ▁within ▁the ▁A LP ▁led ▁by ▁Dr ▁Den is ▁Mur phy ▁and ▁himself ▁to ▁reform ▁the ▁Queensland ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁party , ▁which ▁was ▁domin ated ▁by ▁elder ly ▁and ▁conserv ative ▁trade ▁union ▁leaders . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁the ▁federal ▁Labor ▁Party ▁leader , ▁Bill ▁Hay den ▁( him self ▁a ▁Queensland er ), ▁led ▁a ▁federal ▁inter vention ▁in ▁Queensland , ▁and ▁Be att ie ▁became ▁Queensland ▁State ▁Secretary . ▁E ight ▁years ▁later ▁these ▁re forms ▁p aved ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁Wayne ▁G oss ▁when ▁he ▁became ▁Queensland ' s ▁first ▁Labor ▁Premier ▁since ▁V ince ▁G air ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁ ▁Early ▁parliament ary ▁career ▁( 1 9 8 9 - 1 9 9 6 ) ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁election ▁Be att ie ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Parliament ▁as ▁MP ▁for ▁Br is b ane ▁Central . ▁Something ▁of ▁a ▁ma ver ick ▁within ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁party ▁during ▁his ▁early ▁term , ▁Be att ie ▁was ▁opposed ▁by ▁old ▁guard ▁fa ction ▁leaders ▁and ▁kept ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁min istry ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁Parliament ary ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁C riminal ▁Justice ▁Committee . ▁His ▁main ▁post