Two days after returning from mental health break, veteran north Queensland MP announces he will take more leave, citing back issues
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Queensland’s parliamentary Speaker is taking further leave and has denied being drunk in charge of the chamber after he was heard slurring his words.
Curtis Pitt struggled to maintain control of Wednesday’s rowdy chamber during a fiery question time the day after the state budget.
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