Queensland cabinet rallies behind premier Annastacia Palaszczuk amid leadership rumblings

Acting premier Steven Miles says Labor leader ‘our best chance of winning’ following MPs’ discontent over suspension of Human Rights Act

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Queensland’s acting premier says the cabinet has expressed its unanimous support for Annastacia Palaszczuk amid concerns from MPs about rushed laws that legalise the detention of children in adult watch houses.

Cabinet met on Monday without the premier, who is on holiday in Italy.

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