Annastacia Palaszczuk will not attend any Olympic sporting events while in Tokyo

Annastacia Palaszczuk is sticking with her Olympic travel plans but revealed she will not attend any sporting events while in Tokyo and will complete hotel quarantine on her return.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is still planning to travel to Tokyo unless Queensland descends into a similar situation to New South Wales, which has today recorded another 65 local cases of Covid-19.

The premier leaves for Tokyo on Sunday for a week.

“Can I just make it very clear, if we were in a situation like New South Wales, I would not be going,” Palaszczuk said.

“I am going at this stage and let me also make it clear, I am essentially flying in, doing the requirements of quarantine in Tokyo,” she said at this morning’s press conference.

Brisbane City Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner and Federal Minister for Sport Senator Richard Colbeck will travel to Tokyo to join the formalities.

“I am presenting in Tokyo with the Lord Mayor and also the Federal Minister, we then have meetings in that same hotel.”

“I am not attending any events whatsoever, I then fly back to Brisbane and do two weeks of hotel quarantine.”

She said Queensland would know within the week of her return if Brisbane will host the Olympics in 2032.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk speaking at a press conference at 1 William Street in Brisbane. Pics Tara Croser.

Her comments followed news that Queensland has recorded five new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours – three of them in the community including a 12-year-old boy and his father.

Masks will continue to be mandatory in parts of the southeast for another seven days.

There are now 50 active coronavirus cases in Queensland, after more than 12,000 tests on Wednesday.

Victoria is also battling twin Covid-19 outbreaks after 10 new infections on Wednesday but recorded no new cases today.

Victorian health authorities have ordered office workers to mask up again, with face coverings now mandatory in all indoor settings – including workplaces and secondary schools.

Meanwhile, two major Sydney hospitals are on high alert after a pregnant woman and fully-vaccinated Covid nurse tested positive to the virus.

Ms Palaszczuk has been forced to defend her upcoming trip with over 123,000 people now having signed a petition in protest.

They were pushing for the federal government to not grant the Premier her travel exemption, with the petition stating she “should not be allowed to steal a precious hotel quarantine space” after advocating for arrival caps to be significantly reduced.

Ms Palaszczuk said people were entitled to their views, which she understood, but this was the biggest opportunity that “Queensland’s ever seen”.

“This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to have the 2032 Olympics here in Queensland,” she said.

“We’re never going to get that opportunity again and I’d hate to see it fall at the final hurdle.”

Six people, including the Premier and Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner, will travel to Tokyo for the bid.