Palaszczuk admits COVID-19 plans caused internal rumblings ahead of election, but now her position is stronger than ever

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says while her state is the envy of the world in terms of keeping COVID-19 at bay, her handling of the pandemic has not been met with universal agreement inside the Queensland Labor party.

In a wide-ranging interview with former ABC host Kerry O’Brien undertaken recently for Griffith University, Ms Palaszczuk said it was clear the decision to follow the advice of Queensland’s Chief Health Officer in shutting borders was not supported by all.

“There were many in my own party that didn’t agree with me”, she told O’Brien.

“I know that there were people in the party, in the bureaucracy, right across the board that were concerned with the stand I was taking and the impact that was…