Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has defended pay rises for Queensland politicians as the economy rebounds after the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Last year in August, Ms Palaszczuk declared there would be no pay rises for Queensland MPs until 2023, amid the pandemic.
However, from September MPs are expected to receive a gradual pay rise under the Independent Remuneration Tribunal’s decision.
She claimed that the MP’s pay rise is less than that granted to public servants, and has been frozen since 2017.