Pressed on whether she felt D’Ath had been doing a good job, Palaszczuk told one reporter she did not have to answer directly and praised her Labor-right faction ally and friend’s work as Attorney-General between 2015 and 2020 – a role she “is better suited to”.
D’Ath has now been sworn back in as Attorney-General role, in a straight swap with the new health minister, Shannon Fentiman, who will also get a mental health portfolio.Other major changes will see former housing minister and Quandamooka woman Leeanne Enoch assume responsibility for Treaty, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships.
Leanne Linard will take on the environment and science portfolios, with Employment and Small Business Minister Di Farmer taking on Linard’s old Youth Justice ministry.