Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk vows to take action in the wake of YouGov poll results

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has vowed to take action in the wake of her government’s shock slide of support. But the opposition says there is a “lack of confidence” within Labor.

QUEENSLAND Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says she is willing to take “quick action” against deputy premier Jackie Trad once the Crime and Corruption Commission has finished its assessment over her integrity scandal.

Ms Palaszczuk’s comments come in the wake of an exclusive Courier-Mail/YouGov poll that showed the vast majority of voters want Ms Trad either kicked out of Cabinet or stripped of responsibilities because of the unresolved scandal over her purchase of a Woolloongabba investment property near the Cross River Rail project.

“Everyone has different views. I’m out listening to Queenslanders and we are just looking at those processes right, and once we go through those processes I will not hesitate to take quick action,” said Ms Palaszczuk, who was attending the Australian launch of locally-filmed blockbuster Dora and the Lost City of Gold on the Gold Coast today alongside her niece, Lucy, 7.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and her 7-year-old niece Lucy attended the Australian Launch of Dora and the Lost City of Gold at Event Cinemas Robina on Saturday. Photo: Nigel Hallett

Ms Trad has promised to sell the $695,500 home for no profit after receiving advice from Queensland’s Integrity Commissioner.

Ms Palaszczuk’s popularity also took a tumble in the poll, with support for Labor trailing the LNP for the first time since May 2016.

“I’m always listening to Queenslanders,” Ms Palaszczuk said. “I work hard. What we’ve seen today with this production is 400 local jobs, permanent jobs in the movie industry, and I want to see permanent jobs right across this state.”

“I’m just going to keep working hard. That’s what I’ve said to my team. I say it to them every day. I get up every day thinking what more can I do for this state. I love this state. And that’s what I’ll keep doing.”

She said Queenslanders would see her every day in the coming week as parliament moves to Townsville.

Deputy Opposition leader Tim Mander today seized on the Premier’s falling personal popularity in the poll to attack her handling of the integrity crisis enveloping her deputy Jackie Trad.

He said people had “lost confidence” in Ms Trad over the controversial purchase of a Wooloongabba investment property near the site of her Cross River Rail project, and “think the Premier is weak in leadership.”

LNP's Tim Mander. Pics Tara Croser.

“The Premier needs to act and needs to take decisive action against Jackie Trad, who is showing that she cannot be trusted by most people,” he told media this morning.

“It’s obvious from the polling this morning that people have lost confidence in both the Premier and the Deputy Premier.”

It came after 49 per cent of voters said they wanted Ms Trad booted to the backbench, while just less than a quarter wanted her to remain, but to be stripped of her role in managing the transport project.

Mr Mander also touched on Opposition leader Deb Frecklington’s battle to make any significant wins in voter approval ratings in spite of the ongoing controversy gripping Labor.

“The more people that get to know Deb Frecklington the more people will like her. We are going to work hard for the next 14 moths,” he said.