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Originally Posted by Rob_K
" The 1992 referendum on daylight saving was defeated with 54.5 per cent of voters rejecting the shift, despite 51 of the 89 seats voting in support of the change."
The 2007 A C Neilson poll saw 59% in favour of DST, 30% against, 11% neutral or ‘don’t know’ – total for all Qld. SEQ was heavily in favour 69/20, the rest of Qld 52/36 against. (Source: Premier’s Department, Qld.)
" Last year (2010), Ms Bligh sought the community view on daylight saving, acknowledging that the population of southeast Queensland had grown markedly since 1992. More than 74,000 Queenslanders voted through a community consultation process and of those, 64 per cent supported a daylight saving trial and 63 per cent supported a referendum." Another A C Neilson poll.
Quotes are from Brisbane Times.
I'd suggest you're only representing one Queensland view Warren. Even outside SEQ, there seems to be a big block of the population in favour, albeit in a minority. 
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well if SEQ wants it let them form their own state an we will be the state of FNQ
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Originally Posted by steve000
How much time and money was wasted on the debate.... its like the gay debate, who cares what they do stop wasting money that needs to go elsewhere. Our country is not lined with gold, our income is not infinite. Stop debating useless topics and move on to better roads, health etc. I know its not that simple in many ways. Take a internet and mail in vote then go with majority and end of story, it takes like a week to do that.
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We have had so many referendums over the years and all have said no to DLS that should be the end of it