Annastacia Palaszczuk ‘completely decided’ to steer Labor to the subsequent election

ANNASTACIA PALASZCZUK, QUEENSLAND PREMIER:  Wanting ahead to an enormous week.

REPORTER:  Will you be staying on because the chief, Premier?

ANNASTACIA PALASZCZUK:  Completely.

STEPHANIE ZILLMAN, REPORTER:  Monday afternoon and an keen press-pack greeted by a cheerful and resolute Premier.

ANNASTACIA PALASZCZUK:  So many individuals, good to see you all.

I really feel refreshed. I really feel energised and I am completely decided to steer the occasion and this authorities to the subsequent election. I simply wish to make that very clear to everyone, I am completely decided.

STEPHANIE ZILLMAN:  Hypothesis about Annastacia Palaszczuk’s management has been fuelled partly by the grumblings of unnamed backbenchers printed in Queensland’s tabloids.

ANNASTACIA PALASZCZUK:  Not one individual has raised any points with me however, in fact, as a authorities, and because the chief of the federal government, I can all the time do issues higher and I want to speak extra to the folks within the state and I want to speak extra to the folks of the occasion.

STEPHANIE ZILLMAN:  The Premier confirmed she’d had a short medical episode previous to her go away and hit again at press who adopted her overseas.

ANNASTACIA PALASZCZUK:  It’s wholesome for leaders to have a break and I felt I wanted the break.

STEPHANIE ZILLMAN:  Premier, now that you simply say the management hypothesis is totally settled, what are your particular targets for the remainder of this time period of presidency?

ANNASTACIA PALASZCZUK:  Properly, the precise targets are to be sure that we roll out our power and jobs plan. We have got state of the states arising on the, I feel from reminiscence, the 4th of October, the place I will be outlining one other coverage plan that we have been engaged on.

STEPHANIE ZILLMAN:  There’s been a collection of poor polling exhibiting Labor heading for defeat.

7.30 has confirmed inner Labor polling is marginally higher however the occasion is much from assured.

ANNASTACIA PALASZCZUK:  We all know that the one ballot that counts is on election day, and I have been the underdog on many events and I have been termed unintentional, I have been termed all these different phrases through the years however you already know what, I’ve stood my floor.

STEPHANIE ZILLMAN:  Within the final sitting week the federal government made controversial amendments permitting the continued detention of youth offenders in grownup watch-houses – steam-rolling the state’s Human Rights Act and alienating some MPs within the course of.

Earlier than you went on go away Premier your authorities rushed by means of laws in relation to youth justice points. Do you assume that that was a foul search for the federal government and never the look of a measured authorities that has explicit insurance policies?

ANNASTACIA PALASZCZUK:  In relation to the modification that went by means of, we might have most popular to it have gone to committee; nevertheless, authorized motion was being taken and we acquired authorized recommendation that mentioned that we wanted to repair it up as shortly as doable and that is precisely what we did.

STEPHANIE ZILLMAN:  However you probably did it on the identical day as a protest. It was very a lot showing to be reactive politics and never the transfer of a measured authorities.

ANNASTACIA PALASZCZUK:  Properly, I do not make any apologies for ensuring that Queenslanders are secure, and if the authorized motion had been taken with out that modification, you’d have had as much as 40 severe youth offenders on the streets of Brisbane.

DENNIS ATKINS, POLITICAL COLUMNIST:  The federal government didn’t know how one can get management of the agenda and that’s when folks began questioning whether or not or not Annastacia Palaszczuk’s management and her judgement had been as sound as she thinks they’re. 

STEPHANIE ZILLMAN:  Political columnist Dennis Atkins is intently watching Labor’s ructions.

DENNIS ATKINS:  I feel the worst factor that would occur for Annastacia Palaszczuk is to have a repeat of that final week in parliament; to have one other week of chaos and confusion like that.

STEPHANIE ZILLMAN:  Right this moment the Premier confronted her first sitting day at this time since returning and a fiery query time.

DAVID CRISAFULLI, QLD OPPOSITION LEADER:  Quite a few service supply failings have unfolded, and it has led to a fortnight of a number of tales throughout a number of platforms. Can the Premier proceed to supply the secure and regular authorities she promised in 2020?

ANNASTACIA PALASZCZUK:  Mr Speaker, completely. Completely, Mr Speaker, completely.

STEPHANIE ZILLMAN:  Labor MPs are fortunately endorsing her.

LABOR MP:  Oh, it’s very clearly, the boss is again.

LINUS POWER, LABOR MP:  They underestimated her when she was in opposition, they underestimated her when coming into the primary time period and I feel they’re underestimating her once more.

STEPHANIE ZILLMAN:  Did you’re feeling a bit mystified by the headlines?

LANCE MCCALLUM, LABOR MP:  Look, when there’s media hypothesis on the market, that’s precisely what it’s.

STEPHANIE ZILLMAN:  The Premier has managed to quell management hypothesis for now, however the final two weeks has energised the Opposition.

With David Crisafulli as chief, they’re in the most effective place but to see an LNP authorities elected subsequent yr.

TIM MANDER, LNP MP:  It doesn’t matter what the Premier says this morning, there’s nonetheless chaos, there’s nonetheless disunity and sadly, it’s the folks of Queensland that undergo from that. 

STEPHANIE ZILLMAN:  She mentioned …

TIM MANDER:  Gotta go although.

STEPHANIE ZILLMAN:  After eight and half years within the prime job, Annastacia Palaszczuk might nonetheless turn out to be the state’s longest-serving premier. She would overtake Peter Beattie by main Labor to victory in a yr’s time.

DENNIS ATKINS:  Annastacia Palaszczuk had an unimaginable capacity to tiptoe by means of minefields, even minefields the place she’s laid many of the mines herself and he or she’s achieved that once more.