Labor leadership speculation and controversial youth detention laws are set to make for a lively day in Queensland parliament.
Fresh from an Italian holiday, Premier Annastacia Palaszcuk is on Tuesday expected to face a grilling from opposition MPs about party instability which dominated headlines in her absence.
Deputy Premier Steven Miles, Health Minister Shannon Fentiman and Treasurer Cameron Dick have all been quizzed about their aspirations for the top job, but Ms Palaszczuk has declared she is energised to lead her government to the ballot boxes in October 2024.
A string of polls indicate Labor are on track to lose government.
With the premier’s tenure expected to be under the microscope, parliament will also debate bills that strengthen the regulation of cosmetic surgery, and laws allowing accused rapists to be named before being committed to trial.
Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath will also update the house on meetings between the government and voice for victims representatives.
Tuesday’s sitting will be the first time parliamentary sitting since victims of youth crime marched on it’s steps.
The government was then hit with criticism for pushing through a raft of youth laws including changes allowing children to be detained in watch houses.
Those amendments went through parliament without committee scrutiny.
“We would prefer to have gone to committee,” the premier said.
“However, legal action was being taken and we got legal advice that said that we needed to fix it up as quickly as possible and that’s exactly what we did.”
