Queensland premier says ‘everyone is entitled to leave’ as rumours circulate of a leadership challenge
, has asked for privacy after being tracked down by news photographers while on holidays in Italy.
The premier flew out of the country with her surgeon partner on Friday to attend a medical conference in Naples.were reportedly involved in a heated exchange with the holidaying leader. In a post shared on Facebook on Wednesday morning, Palaszczuk asked for privacy, saying that “everyone is entitled to leave”.
“I ask that the media respects my privacy. Steven Miles is acting premier. I return on September 11,” she said. The acting leader is also outside the state, attending the Boao Forum for Asia conference in Western Australia until he returns Friday.“No one deserves to be harassed or have their privacy invaded by photographers when they’re on leave,” he said on Facebook.
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