Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk accepted a pay rise of over 20,000 dollars despite previously asking for wage increases for politicians to be put on hold during the pandemic.
The decision came from the Queensland Independent Remuneration Tribunal this Monday, granting an increase of approximately $23,000 from $393,955 to $427,561.
This increase makes Palaszczuk Australia’s second highest paid state premier after Victorian premier Daniel Andrews, who receives $441,439 each year