Annastacia Palaszczuk skips cupboard for yacht with celeb mates of surgeon boyfriend

Annastacia Palaszczuk has been slammed for cancelling a cupboard assembly to celebration on a luxurious yacht in a tropical island paradise.

The Queensland premier took a number of days off for the Hamilton Island Race Week together with her boyfriend Dr Reza Adib, and with celebrities on the Quantum yacht.

Ms Palaszczuk beforehand shot down claims she is a ‘part-time premier’ who spends an excessive amount of time socialising together with her boyfriend. 

The opposition mentioned her choice to cancel a Cupboard assembly was ‘unfathomable’ however Labor mentioned the assault was ‘puny and low-cost’.

Liberal Nationwide Social gathering chief David Crisafulli mentioned it was very uncommon to cancel a Cupboard assembly, and Deputy Premier Steven Miles ought to have taken over in Ms Palaszczuk’s absence.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk (proper) is pictured together with her accomplice, Dr Reza Adib

‘All people is entitled to a vacation, but when the Premier would not belief her deputy to run issues whereas she is away then the luxurious break has to come back behind the wants of Queenslanders,’ he instructed the Courier Mail.

Based on the Queensland Authorities’s Cupboard handbook, the deputy premier can oversee cupboard conferences ‘within the premier’s absence’. 

However that didn’t occur whereas Ms Palaszczuk was on her luxurious getaway, and no rationalization was given.

Mr Crisafulli mentioned cupboard’s function was essential to run the state and it was longstanding follow throughout that the deputy chaired conferences when the premier was away. 

Ms Palaszczuk’s spokesman mentioned she took little or no day without work because the pandemic started.

‘For the opposition to begrudge the premier a uncommon weekend off when it took the entire pandemic off is puny and low-cost even for them,’ he mentioned.

The spokesman added that the premier needed to take annual go away to have a weekend off.

However the LNP mentioned scrapping cupboard for a celebration whereas Queensland confronted well being, housing, and value of dwelling crises was ‘troubling’.

Mr Crisafulli mentioned Ms Palaszczuk’s actions had been ‘soul-destroying’ for the Queenslanders caught up in numerous crises.

Annastacia Palaszczuk (centre) is pictured onboard the Quantum tremendous yacht after cancelling a Cupboard assembly

LNP’s deputy chief additionally joined the pile on, saying cupboard conferences weren’t an ‘non-compulsory additional’.

Jarrod Bleijie mentioned it was ‘unfathomable’ that the federal government was dropped at a halt as a result of the premier was on a superyacht.

‘If Annastacia Palaszczuk is so checked out she’d somewhat cease authorities whereas she swans round with celebrities then maybe she ought to sail off into the sundown and provides the reigns to somebody really fascinated about doing the work,’ he mentioned.

Ms Palaszczuk was pictured on the Quantum tremendous yacht whereas attending the Hamilton Island Race Week

Mr Bleijie mentioned Ms Palaszczuk wanted to make up her thoughts about whether or not she needed to be a star or the premier. 

Legal professional-Common Shannon Fentiman defended the premier, saying she labored extremely arduous, and took a small break with ‘no taxpayer {dollars} spent’.

Ms Palaszczuk in June denied she was a ‘part-time premier’ who spent an excessive amount of time socialising, although her reply got here whereas attending a star occasion.  

Ms Palaszczuk appeared unfazed by the accusations as she arrived on the Logie Awards within the Gold Coast with Dr Adib on June 19. 

Queensland Opposition Chief David Crisafulli has slammed Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk for cancelling a Cupboard assembly whereas she attended a glamorous occasion

Grilled by reporters over the claims, Ms Palaszczuk insisted she was on high of her work load – and visiting high-profile occasions was ‘a part of her job’.

‘I work seven days every week,’ Ms Palaszczuk instructed 7News.

‘And most of those occasions are on weekends so, we could possibly be at residence watching tv however we’re out right here doing the job Queenslanders anticipate me to be doing.’

Every day Mail Australia contacted the premier’s workplace in search of additional remark.