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He s the bogeyman - the malevolent leprechaun giggling like a troll under Queensland s political bridges every time we march toward an election. And the Queensland Labor Party adores him, knowing full well how we all love a pantomime villain. The ALP walks ahead of us on the political pathways with growing confidence, occasionally turning back in a theatrical display of horror to warn a fearful electorate, in a voice filled with foreboding: Don t risk a return to Campbell Newman! And the voters cheer wildly, returning Labor governments with increasing vigour. Yet here today, in his magnificent multi-storied home in the inner-northern Brisbane suburb of Windsor, with his apricot polo shirt stained with sweat from Saturday morning yard duties and that celebrated Energizer bunny vigour popping out of every pore, Campbell Newman is taking no offence at accusations he s some sinister wood sprite, or at least a scaled down Shrek.