Annastacia Palaszczuk has defended revelations her government paid $528,000 in COVID-polling, suggesting Queensland was being 'singled out' and everyone needed to 'have a cold shower on this'.
Annastacia Palaszczuk has defended revelations her government paid $528,000 in COVID-polling, suggesting Queensland was being "singled out" and everyone needed to "have a cold shower" on the issue. "Ipsos, it is my understanding, has asked a range of questions across the spectrum on a whole range of issues that they have done with every other state including the federal government," the Queensland Premier said.
"It's interesting Queensland's just being singled out here. "Everyone needs to have a cold shower when it comes to this because every other state is asking a whole range of questions about how people are feeling about and coming out of lockdown." Ms Palaszczuk remained firm on keeping her borders closed despite extending a goodwill offering to the federal government to accept Australians from abroad.
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