Palaszczuk vows to fight 2024 election despite damning poll

Mark Ludlow and Tom McIlroy

Jul 5, 2023 – 6.44pm

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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk insists she is the best person to lead Labor to the 2024 state election, despite a new poll showing her government is on track to lose.

Ahead of the Fadden byelection on the Gold Coast on July 15, the AFR/Freshwater Strategy poll is also bad news for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who is trying to help federal Labor regain a foothold in the Sunshine State at the next national election due in 2025.

Mark Ludlow writes on politics, energy and infrastructure based in Brisbane.

Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent.