Premiership of David Crisafulli

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On 1 November 2024, the full ministry was formally sworn in, as follows: [34]

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Premiership of David Crisafulli
28 October 2024 present (273 days)
PortraitMinisterPortfolioTook officeLeft officeDuration of tenureParty Electorate
Cabinet Ministers
David Crisafulli 2024.jpg David Crisafulli
28 October 2024 Incumbent 273 daysLiberal National Broadwater
Jarrod Bleijie.jpg Jarrod Bleijie
  • Deputy Premier
  • Minister for State Development and Infrastructure
  • Minister for Industrial Relations
28 October 2024 Incumbent 273 days Kawana
David Janetzki
  • Treasurer
  • Minister for Energy
  • Minister for Homes
1 November 2024 Incumbent 269 days Toowoomba South
RosBatesT1.jpg Ros Bates
  • Minister for Finance and Trade
  • Minister for Employment and Training
1 November 2024 Incumbent 269 days Mudgeeraba
TimNicholls2023.png Tim Nicholls 1 November 2024 Incumbent 269 days Clayfield
Deb Frecklington headshot crop narrow.jpg Deb Frecklington
1 November 2024 Incumbent 269 days Nanango
Dale Last
  • Minister for Natural Resources and Mines
  • Minister for Manufacturing
  • Minister for Rural and Regional Development
1 November 2024 Incumbent 269 days Burdekin
John-Paul Langbroek 2021 (cropped).jpg John-Paul Langbroek
1 November 2024 Incumbent 269 days Surfers Paradise
Dan Purdie
  • Minister for Police and Community Safety
1 November 2024 Incumbent 269 days Ninderry
Laura Gerber
  • Minister for Youth Justice and Victim Support
  • Minister for Corrective Services
1 November 2024 Incumbent 269 days Currumbin
RockyRingRoadRally7.jpg Brent Mickelberg 1 November 2024 Incumbent 269 days Buderim
Ann Leahy
  • Minister for Local Government
  • Minister for Water
  • Minister for Fire and Emergency Services
  • Minister for Disaster Recovery
  • Minister for Volunteers
1 November 2024 Incumbent 269 days Warrego
Sam O'Connor
  • Minister for Housing and Public Works
  • Minister for Youth
1 November 2024 Incumbent 269 days Bonney
Tony Perrett 1 November 2024 Incumbent 269 days Gympie
Fiona Simpson
  • Minister for Women
  • Minister for Women's Economic Security
  • Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Multiculturalism
1 November 2024 Incumbent 269 days Maroochydore
Andrew Powell
1 November 2024 Incumbent 269 days Glass House
Amanda Camm
  • Minister for Families, Seniors and Disabilities
  • Minister for Child Safety
  • Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence
1 November 2024 Incumbent 269 days Whitsunday
Tim Mander
  • Minister for Sport and Racing
  • Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
1 November 2024 Incumbent 269 days Everton
Minister Steve Minnikin.png Steve Minnikin
  • Minister for Customer Services and Open Data
  • Minister for Small and Family Business
1 November 2024 Incumbent 269 days Chatsworth
DrChristianRowanMP.jpg Christian Rowan
1 November 2024 Incumbent 269 days Moggill

Gubernatorial and Supreme Court Justices

As incumbent Governor Jeannette Young's term ends by convention in 2026, Crisafulli will choose the next Governor of Queensland. [35] Within his first four-year term, more than 4 current Justice's of the Supreme Court of Queensland will reach the mandatory retirement age of 70, therefore Crisafulli will nominate new justices to be approved and appointed by the governor. [36] [37]

Although the premier technically has the power the choose Magistrates Court of Queensland judges, this is usually delegated solely to the attorney-general whilst the AG and premier confer for the appointment of supreme court justices. [38]

Public service

As Premier of Queensland, Crisafulli has the authority to appoint senior figures in the public service, including departmental heads.

Shortly after his appointment to the Premiership, Crisafulli fired 10 directors-general of several government agencies. [39]

Immediately following Crisafulli's election win, he contacted Director-General of Queensland's Department of Premier and Cabinet Mike Kaiser to terminate his position as director-general. [40] This was anticipated by Kaiser, who left his position peacefully, congratulating the premier for his election. [41] Kaiser subsequently showed his support for the convention of a premier having the ability to hire and fire departmental staff. [41] Following this, Crisafulli named public servant David Mackie as Kaiser's successor. [42]

Shortly after Crisafulli's appointment, he relieved long-serving Queensland Health director-general Mike Walsh of his duties, in favour of the department's previous chief operating officer, David Rosengren. [39] In the same round of re-appointments, Crisafulli named Rob Seiler as director-general of the Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety, as well as appointing various other directors-general in an acting capacity. [39]

Crisafulli's public service leadership as of November 2024 [39]
Director-General or CommissionerDepartment/AgencyAppointing governmentActing or full-capacity
John SossoDepartment of State Development, Infrastructure and PlanningCrisafulli/LNPFull-capacity
David RosengrenQueensland HealthCrisafulli/LNPFull-capacity
Trish O’CallaghanDepartment of the Environment, Tourism, Science and InnovationCrisafulli/LNPFull-capacity
David MackieDepartment of the Premier and CabinetCrisafulli/LNPActing
Rachel CrosslandQueensland TreasuryCrisafulli/LNPActing
Brigita CunningtonDepartment of JusticeCrisafulli/LNPActing
Sharon SchimmingDepartment of EducationCrisafulli/LNPActing
Kathy PartonDepartment of Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and MulticulturalismCrisafulli/LNPActing
Rob SeilerDepartment of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child SafetyCrisafulli/LNPActing
Steven KochDepartment of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family BusinessCrisafulli/LNPActing
Peter McKayDepartment of Finance, Trade, Employment and TrainingLaborFull-capacity
Graham FraineDepartment of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural DevelopmentLaborFull-capacity
Stephan GollschewskiQueensland Police ServiceLaborFull-capacity
Paul StewartQueensland Corrective ServicesLaborFull-capacity
Bob GeeDepartment of Youth Justice and Victim SupportLaborFull-capacity
Sally StannardDepartment of Transport and Main RoadsLaborFull-capacity
Linda DobeDepartment of Local Government, Water and VolunteersLaborFull-capacity
Steve SmithQueensland Fire DepartmentLaborFull-capacity
Mark CridlandDepartment of Housing and Public WorksLaborFull-capacity
Graeme BoltonDepartment of Primary IndustriesLaborFull-capacity
Andrew HopperDepartment of Sport, Racing and Olympic and Paralympic GamesLaborFull-capacity

Legislative agenda

Crime

As a part of Crisafulli's campaign on crime, he announced on 29 October 2024 that his 'Making Queensland Safer Laws' would pass the Parliament before Christmas. [43] These prospective laws have been met with criticism by organisations such as Amnesty International, [44] particularly on the basis of 'adult crime, adult time' which would give equivalence of criminal sentencing between adult and youth convicts. [45] The Crisafulli government later halted an inquiry into youth crime, in favour of passing these laws before the inquiry could report its findings. [46]

The laws officially passed the parliament on 12 December 2024. [47]

Truth-telling and treaty

Just after a week into his premiership, Crisafulli announced that due to the results of the 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum, he would repeal the Path to Treaty Act 2023 and suspend the Truth-Telling and Hearing Inquiry, chaired by Aboriginal lawyer Joshua Creamer. [32] Labor governments in Queensland, Victoria, and South Australia took action to dissent from the public opinion revealed in the 2023 referendum and instead implement state-based recommendations of the Uluru Statement from the Heart including South Australia's implementation of an indigenous voice to Parliament. [48]

Federal Minister for Indigenous Australians, Malarndirri McCarthy, criticised Crisafulli's haste with repealing the act and stopping the inquiry, telling him to "hold your [Crisafulli's] horses". [49]

See also

References

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