Liberal Party Vice President TeenaMcqueen says Queensland Premier AnnastaciaMP has gone a step too far and will likely lose in the upcoming October election.
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Liberal Party Vice President Teena McQueen says Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has gone a step too far and will likely lose in the upcoming October election. It comes after Premier Palaszczuk came under scrutiny for accusing Prime Minister Scott Morrison of bullying because he called her to urge compassion in the situation of the young woman who was denied quarantine exemption to attend her father’s funeral in Brisbane.
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Palaszczuk’s ‘cruelty will cut through’ to Queenslanders | Sky News AustraliaSky News host Peta Credlin says it is “gutless and low” for Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to accuse the prime minister of bullying.\n\nIt comes as Ms Palaszczuk declared in Queensland parliament that she “will not be bullied nor will I be intimidated by the prime minister” after he contacted her to seek an exemption of hotel quarantine for a Queensland woman who would otherwise miss out on her father’s funeral.\n\n“It’s gutless. It’s low. Throwing about the bullying word as some sort of gender shield - as if the Premier was the one being bullied here,” Ms Credlin said.\n\nNot long after, the woman – who now lives in Canberra- was granted permission to see her father in his coffin but under police guard and without any family present.\n\n“Sarah is not a rich yachtie, she's not an AFL footballer or a Hollywood movie star. But according to Queensland's Chief Health Officer Jeanette Young, that might have helped her case.\n\n“Premier, this cruelty to one of your own today, mark my words, will cut through with Queenslanders like nothing else.\n\n“You think this makes you look tough but they will see this as unworthy of them. As they should, as we all should. \n\n“We can't say we're fighting to save human lives in this pandemic if we lose our humanity in the process.\n\n“Shame on you Annastacia Palaszczuk.”\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n
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Queensland Premier’s private heartacheAfter days of criticism over her harsh border policy - which has been slammed for its “double standards” and blamed for keeping families apart - Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk broke down during a press conference this morning.
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Health minister urges Queensland to show 'compassion' over funeral exemption | Sky News AustraliaHealth Minister Greg Hunt has joined the Prime Minister and Queensland Opposition in urging Qld Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to grant an exemption allowing a young woman to attend her father’s funeral in Queensland. \n\nCanberra resident, Sarah, was granted an 11th hour exemption from hotel quarantine in Queensland to privately view her father's body, however, her request to attend the funeral with her younger sister and mother was denied. \n\nSpeaking to the media on Thursday, Mr Hunt said the federal government worked 'behind the scenes' with other states in relation to similar requests, and had been successful in achieving a 'compassionate outcome'. \n\n“I would gently, but clearly, urge the Queensland government to show compassion in this case,' he said. \n\n'I think that would be the most humane, compassionate thing to do.' \n\nImage: News Corp Australia
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Jacinda Ardern unveils Labour election policies ahead of election | Sky News AustraliaNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has unveiled a number of proposed changes ahead of the October 17 election as she carries out a regional campaign blitz. \n\nMs Ardern announced she would introduce an additional national holiday by declaring the traditional Maori New Year – Matariki – a public holiday, as well as raise taxes for higher income earners. \n\nShe also revealed Labour would commit to a 100 per cent renewable electricity generation by 2030, five years earlier than planned. \n\nThe National Party criticised the plan, saying it would increase power prices and reduce reliability. \n\nThe Prime Minister admitted she was not well received by everyone she met along the campaign trail but brushed it off saying that was all part of democracy. \n\nImage: Getty
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Decision to close WA border was made 'without weighing up sufficient arguments' | Sky News AustraliaSky News contributor Graham Richardson says the decision to close borders is a complex one which requires many arguments be weighed up first, and the trouble with Western Australia’s decision is 'there hasn’t been near enough weighing up'.\n\nSky News host Alan Jones asks whether the Western Australian authorities “are ... liars, hypocrites or just stupid” as their decision to keep the state’s borders closed blatantly contradicts their statements in March which warned closing them would be bad for trade, and further, unconstitutional. \n\nWestern Australian Premier Mark McGowan still has the WA border firmly shut to anyone, yet in the West Australian Parliament on March 18, he said, 'If we close the borders to the East what will happen to our markets of products and supply chains for important goods.'\n\nWestern Australian Health Minister Roger Cook said, 'well there is this little thing called the Constitution… we cannot turn around and say, one Australian cannot meet and visit another Australian.'\n\n“I think what they are, are people who want to ignore one part of the argument totally,” Mr Richardson told Sky News host Alan Jones. \n\n“These are complex decisions, just because you have the power to do something, doesn’t mean you do it.\n\n“You have to weigh up all of the arguments in a complex situation before you move.\n\n“The trouble is, I don’t think here’s been near enough weighing up here.”\n\nImage: News Corp Australia
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'I don't make these decisions': Palaszczuk passes border buck to chief health officer | Sky News AustraliaPremier Annastacia Palaszczuk has refused to take any personal responsibility for her hardline border stance which has stopped children from visiting their dying fathers and one grieving daughter from attending a funeral.\n\nSpeaking to the media on Friday, Ms Palaszczuk said while it was “absolutely heartbreaking” a young Canberra woman was not allowed to attend her father’s funeral in Queensland – she, the premier of Queensland – had no say over the decision.\n\nInstead Ms Palaszczuk made the extraordinary claim that she had no power to overrule Queensland’s Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young who the premier blamed for the decision.\n \n “We are in a global pandemic at the moment, it is tough on everybody and let me make it very clear, I don’t make those decisions,' she said. \n \n“I said to the prime minister I would refer it to the chief health officer and I did that. \n\n“It is actually her decision, under the act it is her decision. \n\n“You’ve got to take the clinical advice here, we’re dealing with a health pandemic.” \n\nDespite blaming her chief medial officer, yesterday Ms Palaszczuk accused the Prime Minister of bullying her after he pleaded with her to relax the border ban.\n
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