Annastacia Palaszczuk makes the trip to Japan, along with the Brisbane Lord Mayor and federal Sports Minister, despite an online petition with more than 130,000 signatures, demanding that the Queensland Premier stay at home.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has left for Tokyo to make the final bid for Brisbane to host the 2032 Summer Olympic Games.Ms Palaszczuk says she will be going into hotel quarantine upon her return from JapanBrisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner, federal Sports Minister Richard Colbeck and Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates are also expected in Japan to support the bid.Ms Palaszczuk said she would be going into hotel quarantine upon her return.
due to her successful push alongside other state premiers to halve the cap on Australians returning home to limit the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19There are approximately 34,000 Australians who have indicated to the federal government they would like to return to Australia from overseas,
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