From attack dog to underdog: Queensland’s new premier Steven Miles needs to bare his teeth

Steven Miles is making an attempt to show voters he is up to the job of premier by striking a less emotional and animated tone. Photograph: Jono Searle/AAP

At his first press conference as Queensland’s premier-in-waiting, Steven Miles came across as a man fighting his own instincts.

Miles, who built a public reputation as a wisecracking political warrior, spoke about the approaching Tropical Cyclone Jasper and his plans for government with little emotion or animation.