Media Release.
Shadow Arts
Minister Jackie Trad says the Premier should either explain why Ros Bates
dismissed her Chief of Staff or sack her from Cabinet.
Ms Trad said
Queenslanders lost confidence in Ms Bates a long time ago and with today’s added
drama of her Chief of Staff being fired without explanation the Premier needed
to step up and finally act to end this long running drama.
“The Premier
also needs to answer questions about what prompted the sacking of this well
regarded member of staff,” Ms Trad said.
“The Premier
has referred to this sacking as Ms Bates ‘cleaning up’ her office perhaps the
Premier needs to clean-up his Cabinet by getting rid of his trouble plagued Arts
Minister.
“This member
of staff was previously well regarded in LNP circles and was sent in as a Mr
Fix-it in an attempt to end the revolving door of staff hirings and firings in
Minister Stuckey’s office, and now the LNP Government has fired him.
“There are
definitely questions to be answered here about what has occurred to prompt such
a sudden turnaround by the LNP Government,” she said.
Ms Trad said
this was the same staff member that held Ms Bates office together for nearly two
months when she was on her extended leave.
“Ms Bates’
inevitable demise is becoming a long running soap opera,” Ms Trad
said.
“Firing her
Chief of Staff is just the latest chapter in bungles which won’t go
away.
“There is
obviously more to this story than the LNP Government is letting on.
“The Premier
and Ms Bates have questions to answer and this drama won’t go away until they
answer them,” she said.
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