Thrown in at the deep end: New Ministers get cracking on flood catastrophe
Queensland’s new Disaster Recovery Minister Nikki Boyd says she is ready to hit the ground running in the face of flash flooding caused by cyclone Jasper.
āIāll be looking to get up to Cairns and support the people of Far North Queensland as soon as itās possible for me to do so,ā she said.
Bart Mellish, the new Transport and Main Roads Minister also said his focus is on the regions affected by Cyclone Jasper.
āItās day one, my priority is absolutely the situation unfolding in north Queensland,ā he said.
āAll the major state roads up there are cut ā¦ā
Ms Boyd and Mr Mellish are two of the āfresh facesā to join Queenslandās ministry, following newly anointed premier Steven Milesā major reshuffle.
āWhat you have in our government is fresh faces, new ideas, the right mix of youth and experience,ā Mr Miles said shortly after his cabinet was sworn in on Monday.
āAnd now everyone, itās time to get to work.ā
Lance McCallum is also joining the cabinet, making him the first Indigenous man in the Queensland ministry.
Heās responsible for the employment, small business, training and skills development portfolios.
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āI didnāt see many people like me in leadership positions when I was growing up and itās hard to be what you canāt see,ā Mr McCallum said.
The cabinet shake-up comes after Annastacia Palaszczukās shock resignation.
After nine years in the top job, she was Australiaās longest-serving premier.
Ms Palaszczuk will vacate her Inala seat by the end of 2023, prompting a by-election.
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