Annastacia Palaszczuk

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Annastacia Palaszczuk is an Australian politician and 39th Premier of Queensland, serving since the 2015 election. She has been a Labor member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland since the 2006 election, representing the electorate of Inala. She held various ministerial portfolios in the Bligh Labor government from 2009. Following Labor's defeat in the 2012 election, Palaszczuk succeeded Bligh as leader of Queensland Labor. After the defeat of the Newman LNP government in 2015, Palaszczuk became the first woman in Australia to become Premier of a state from Opposition. Her first ministry was majority female, a first in Australia.

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Watch: Queensland Premier is speaking live Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is speaking live. SBS - Published 2 days ago
Watch: Qld COVID-19 update Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is speaking shortly with a COVID-19 update. SBS - Published 1 week ago
Open Queensland borders by 4pm tomorrow or I'll take you to court, Pauline Hanson tells state government The senator says if Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk does not respond to her request by tomorrow, she will file a case in the High Court this week. SBS - Published on May 27, 2020

Voluntary euthanasia reforms put on hold in Queensland Voluntary assisted dying will not be introduced by Annastacia Palaszczuk's Labor government before Queenslanders head to the polls in October. SBS - Published on May 21, 2020
Annastacia Palaszczuk says Queensland border may not open until September Queenslanders could be allowed to visit Australia's top end, the west and the south before they're allowed back into NSW and Victoria. SBS - Published on May 17, 2020
Annastacia Palaszczuk says Queensland students will 'hopefully' return to school by 25 May Queensland children will start going back to school from next week as the number of COVID-19 cases remains low. SBS - Published on May 4, 2020

Queensland to raise hotel detention coronavirus concerns with Federal Government Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says she will be speaking with the Federal Government about the use of a Brisbane hotel to house immigration detainees who fear the spread of coronavirus. SBS - Published on April 5, 2020
Queensland becomes latest state to close borders amid COVID-19 pandemic Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced the state will close its borders to limit the spread of coronavirus. SBS - Published on March 23, 2020
Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk chides virus panic shoppers Queensland's premier says the state will not run out of food and shoppers need to think of others as coronavirus cases rise in the state. SBS - Published on March 16, 2020
Queensland premier urges Donald Trump to send US tourists down under Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has urged President Donald Trump to reconsider US travel warnings placed on Australia. SBS - Published on January 11, 2020

Qld premier asks Trump to send tourists Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has urged President Donald Trump to reconsider US travel warnings placed on Australia. SBS - Published on January 10, 2020
Queensland is fast-tracking proposed laws that could jail climate protesters Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk plans to fast-track proposed laws to jail protesters who use "dangerous devices" for up to two years. SBS - Published on October 9, 2019
Qld to fast-track laws on protest devices Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk plans to fast-track proposed laws to jail protesters who use "dangerous devices" for up to two years. SBS - Published on October 9, 2019	'I'm watching you', Palaszczuk tells Adani Adani says there could be up to 1800 ongoing jobs once it starts to export coal from its new mine in central Queensland. SBS - Published on June 14, 2019