She was likely going to suffer a similar result here. No other reason she had left. Was going to get wiped out.
It was probably a good thing given how more extreme he got over the years, especially some of the rhetoric on Sky.
Itâs typical because itâs the same rhetoric and sentiment every single time from this user. Fine to have their opinion, but it is typically the same every time and was all through the times when the Premiers were running the country.
I was shocked to hear this news today. Was to be expected though I guess.
Early days (the first lockdowns and closures in March/April 2020), quick decisions had to be made and the closure then at the border line was very much the right call. Where there could have been better provisions put in place and better collaboration was with the subsequent border closures once it was clear that this wasnât going to go away quickly.
But thatâs thankfully all in the past now and I only hope that weâre better prepared if (god forbid) we see something like that again.
The only other thing on Covid Iâd mark her down on was being the first to start charging $3000+ for hotel quarantine (and triggering a chain reaction from the other states doing the same).
Returning travellers (from interstate as well as overseas) were already taking a big sacrifice for the benefit of the wider community (and saving the community money by preventing the virus from getting in and causing lockdowns) so charging them seemed a bit petty especially given the amounts being spent elsewhere on other pandemic measures. A co-payment of say $500-750 would have also been OK as I know there was a concern about frivolous trips and that would have been more than enough of a deterrent.
7 News Brisbane post has so many people happy about Annastaciaâs retirement.
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Absolutely no way was she in for a similar scale of wipeout to Newman. She may have lost but Labor wouldnât in a million years be humiliated like Newman -ie. Go from an opposition of 7 members to losing.
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I donât understand why you continue to go on about this. You say itâs in the past, let it go. Her Covid response was - and still is - seen by a majority of Queenslanders as some of her best work. I honestly think you need to move on from Covid. It happened, it was unprecedented in our times. Stop dwelling on it.
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It really was unprecedented and will probably never be repeated.
But if you lived in Queensland during those 3 years of Newman it wasnât actually that surprising. Iâve never seen so much political capital expended so quickly. I reckon 18 months in most people wanted him gone.
To be honest, Iâm not sure people are ready to go back to the LNP yet after the Newman years. I think the memory is still too vivid for most. I suspect Labor can get back in - as long as itâs not Stephen Miles. If itâs him they just might risk an LNP vote.
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Maybe Newman shouldâve waited until the 4 year term was up before calling an election instead of going earlyâŚoh wait he wouldâve been wiped out Bligh-style had he waited till 2016. So much for the âinvestmentsâ and âeconomic growthâ that they promised.
Heâs just so up himself that he could see through his nose. All noise and no substance.
Queensland had 3 year terms then. Theyâve only recently gone to 4 year terms.
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Thanks for the clarification. I thought they were all 4 years for all the states ever since federation.
The other possibility is that with the rising Greens vote in Brisbane city (on local, state and federal levels), Labor has to be careful ceding their safe seats to the Greens given that former Labor stronghold South Brisbane is already Green. If Labor loses seats to the Greens then perhaps Labor could still potentially still have enough support for a minority government with Greens, but I did hear that the Greens in Queensland seems to be more reluctant working with Labor compared to the other states so not sure how that might play out.
Sure, but it goes both ways - there are plenty of strident lefties on here who consistently post the same anti LNP rhetoric.
Anyways, I just donât know what posting words like âtypicalâ adds to the conversation, it doesnât create any positive discussion or debate.
Honestly mate, I am trying to let it go but itâs a lot easier said than done.
Iâd say where you were you were quite lucky in that it probably had a minimal impact on your life, but it was 18 months of uncertainty and constant anxiety for me given my own circumstances (and as someone who has anxiety at the best of times that was very draining) and I saw it bugger up friendships, relationships and damage lives in that time. If you werenât directly affected anywhere near as much, then yes, I can understand why it seems like a distant memory now and easy to move on from. But if you were affected itâs not something you can move on from overnight just like that.
Itâs only been 2 years since the tail end of what was an almost 2 year situation so itâs still pretty fresh and raw in the memory. Donât get me wrong, Iâm trying to move on and like to think Iâm getting better but itâs not an easy process and I concede itâs going to take me a bit longer than most given my situation and also my own personality traits. If that makes me weak or a whinger etc. then so be it I guess.
I know Australia as a whole managed to move on pretty quickly which is a credit to the resilience of our people, but also has led to this mentality of not trying to take lessons from what happened and just dismissing it as an extraordinary circumstance.
I donât disagree- she was brilliant if you were a Queenslander with her Queensland first approach. But it came at a high price for those that were caught on the other side of it and I think itâs relevant to discuss today when we are examining her legacy.
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Seems there are many that were criticizing Daniel Andrewsâ legacy a few months ago for letting covid in, now criticising Palaszczuk for keeping in out. What were premiers supposed to do!?
I think she will have a good national legacy, the Olympics, economic growth, and standing up to Gladys & ScoMo is what she is known best for.
I donât know anything about this youth crime stuff but to a national audience it sounds like the same type of shit the LNP wheel out every few cycles with mixed success. Last time it was attempted in Victoria with âAfrican crime gangsâ it bombed hard for Matthew Guy.
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Seems to be so much negativity around her everytime her name is mentioned though. I donât think she will have a legacy, I donât live up there but something changed, everyone I speak to from QLD just groans when I mention her, it wasnât like that a few years ago.
Perhaps she just stayed on too long. Should have left 12-24 months ago. The party would have been better off if she left earlier, now only 10 months to run.
When is ScoMo going also. Thatâs another one that should have gone yonks ago. Still hanging around. I have some colleagues like that, should have retired/moved on years ago.
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Yeah she just stayed too long. She seemed to many she had kind of lost interest in the job, whether that was true or not.
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Being in the job for getting close to a decade and dealing with a situation not seen in a century would be enough to tire and wear anyone out, I commend her for continuing to persevere even when sheâs appeared under a lot of pressure especially of late.
I hope sheâs able to get a decent rest and recharge now that the pressure is off.
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Looks like it will be Premier Miles.
Dick is from the minority right, doesnât have the support to get the job.
Miles Miles Miles. Now where do we start. Well it will only be 10 months I guess.
As expected:
Shannon Fentiman
Do they want to be wiped out?