It will be straight to work for the newly sworn-in Queensland cabinet as Premier David Crisafulli’s government takes shape.
Fresh from an election win, the 41st premier of Queensland will unveil his cabinet at Government House on Friday after flagging no changes to opposition portfolios during the campaign.
Governor Jeannette Young will officially swear in MPs to their respective portfolios.
“With that will come some big expectations and some big determination from me to ensure that Queenslanders get the kind of government that works for them and that they can be proud of,” Mr Crisafulli said.
Ministers are being asked to work through the weekend to prepare their departments ahead of the first cabinet meeting on Monday.
“It’s important that we can get departments that are focused on being empowered to service Queenslanders,” he said.
The premier has flagged some departmental shake-ups, while ministers will face further scrutiny and accountability in estimates.
While Mr Crisafulli has focused on crime and governance in his first week in charge, his deputy Jarrod Bleijie has outlined a plan to release corruption watchdog reports into former Labor deputy premier Jackie Trad and former state public trustee Peter Carne.
The Crime and Corruption Commission was unable to release the reports after a High Court ruling in 2023 but Mr Bleijie has committed to them being made public.
An independent review’s recommendations adopted by the former government this year restricted the release of reports that contained “critical commentary or expression of opinion” on public officials.
“I’ve asked the department to prepare briefings for the release of those reports,” Mr Bleijie said.
“As you’d expect, there is objections to the release of those reports, so we’re going through the motions now.
“But I’ll make it abundantly clear as I have to the departments – it’s the government’s intention … that those reports get released.”
