A landscaper has paid thousands to fly a sign over southeast Queensland calling for people to vote against Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.
John McInerney said he paid $2000 out of his own pocket for the sign “Vote Her Out” to be flown by light aircraft across the Gold Coast and Brisbane for three hours on Friday.Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is under increasing pressure to relax the state’s border closures after the Northern Territory said Sydney would be removed as a hot spot next month.
But that all changed when Ms Palaszczuk on Thursday told Queenslanders that it was the chief health officer and not herself who made decisions on border closures and who was eligible for border exemptions.Sarah Caisip to attend her father’s funeral, instead she was allowed to briefly view his body at a funeral home“I was so riled yesterday that Annastacia Palaszczuk can’t make a decision and it is being run by the chief health officer. Who is running this state?” Mr McInerney asked.
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