Sky News host Peter Gleeson says Queensland Premier AnnastaciaMP is quickly becoming “one of the most unpopular women in the country” as she doggedly stands by her state’s tough border closures.
Sky News host Peter Gleeson says Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is quickly becoming “one of the most unpopular women in the country” as she doggedly stands by her state’s tough border closures. He said while her “lack of leadership on COVID-19” was evident to the rest of Australia, it was still up in the air as to whether she would be "punished" at the October 31 election.
“Clearly, Labor has polling suggesting that her hard border stance, which is strangling the economy and disadvantaging thousands of people on the border, is an electoral plus,” Mr Gleeson said. “Many will vote for Labor on the basis that it kept Queensland ostensibly safe during the greatest health crisis of our generation.” “Labor in Queensland, it’s a one-trick pony and it’s only hope is COVID.
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