Annastacia Palaszczuk Quotes

Annastacia Palaszczuk

Profession : Politician

Birth : July 25, 1969

We lost a baby at 11 weeks when I was 34, and we got married expecting we would have no trouble having another child, because I'd fallen pregnant that one time. But it just didn't happen and we did about four years of IVF, trying very hard to have a baby.

Annastacia Palaszczuk

I don't want families to be separated by very, very long distances.

Annastacia Palaszczuk

I think I'm pragmatic.

Annastacia Palaszczuk

I'm very conscious that I have to, as Premier of this state, make sure we spend taxpayers' money wisely.

Annastacia Palaszczuk

The resources industry has a long future in Queensland, whether it's metallurgical coal from the Bowen Basin, bauxite from Weipa or rare earth minerals from the North West Minerals Province.

Annastacia Palaszczuk

While I loved aspects of the law, my upbringing had shown me that in politics, you could make policy decisions that actually changed people's lives - so I made my decision, and ran for my father's old seat.

Annastacia Palaszczuk

We have people that live in rural remote communities. They live in Indigenous communities in Queensland up to the Torres Strait and we have an obligation, a duty as a federation to ensure that all of these communities, all of these families have access to health.

Annastacia Palaszczuk

I know in my state, I am leading innovation and we need to diversify the economy. But you can't have innovation unless you have education.

Annastacia Palaszczuk

We made a commitment to the people of this state that we would focus on jobs, health and education. We made a commitment that we would work as hard as we possibly can to make sure that people across our state can get access to employment.

Annastacia Palaszczuk

I was the sort of person who wouldn't just bring one friend home after school, I'd bring half a dozen.

Annastacia Palaszczuk

I cannot be any clearer, minority governments don't work.

Annastacia Palaszczuk

I want to see the free movement of our ambos being able to get to and from where they need to be, I need our firies out fighting fires, and I need our police out doing their job as well.

Annastacia Palaszczuk

My first job was at the Inala Plaza selling jewelry; I've seen all sorts of life; I've studied overseas; I've worked hard in my community; I can sit down with anyone from any sort of background and have a chat; I'm involved in community organizations. How do you measure those things?

Annastacia Palaszczuk

I'm really bad, I watch reality TV sometimes - I just think it's the best form of escape.

Annastacia Palaszczuk

There is nothing more important for a government than getting its budget through.

Annastacia Palaszczuk

Let me make it very clear. There are no taxpayer funds going to the Adani mine.

Annastacia Palaszczuk

I chair cabinet, we have robust debates during cabinet meetings and we actually come to decisions as a consensus. It's very much people are very passionate about different views and everything, but that's what a cabinet should be like.

Annastacia Palaszczuk

We always sat down as a family to watch the federal budget, even as a young child.

Annastacia Palaszczuk

You have to govern like you've got a majority. It doesn't matter whether it's one seat, five or 10 seats.

Annastacia Palaszczuk

I still do get all these letters from people saying they are not pronouncing my name correctly!

Annastacia Palaszczuk