Premier: ‘I’ll lose election before backing down’
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says she is prepared to lose the looming October State Election over her Government’s tough border stance and handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says she is prepared to lose the looming October State Election over her Government’s tough border stance and handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
There’s a huge amount at stake at the October 31 state election. But not just for Annastacia Palaszczuk, who just a few months ago looked to be in a winning position. A loss for the Opposition would have serious implications for the future of the LNP, writes Paul Williams.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has spent more than $500,000 in the past few months on pollsters to gauge how voters feel about her government’s controversial COVID-19 restrictions in the lead up to the state election. But the Premier’s response was for everyone to ‘have a cold shower’.
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Queensland Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington has defended her decision not to wear a mask on a near-full Qantas flight after being called out on social media.
A provocative offer has been put on the table asking the militant CFMEU to use its resources to back in the LNP at the state election after the Palaszczuk Government was accused of forgetting blue colour workers in regional Queensland.
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