New CEO’s family links to controversial water mining

David Edwards, the high-powered son of Bjelke-Petersen-era deputy premier and treasurer Sir Llew Edwards, was last week chosen to replace long-serving Coast council boss Dale Dickson.The former senior state government bureaucrat, who as State Development Department projects chief was responsible for delivering Brisbane’s giant Queen’s Wharf development, beat ­dozens of candidates, including Mr Dickson, for the plum position, which pays more than the prime minister’s job.But his appointment has…



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