Fourteen state ministers led by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk have arrived in Mount Isa for the two-day state cabinet.
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Meeting on Monday morning at the council chambers were the Premier, Deputy Premier and Treasurer Jackie Trad, Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning Cameron Dick, Minister for Innovation and Tourism Kate Jones, Minister for Health Steven Miles, Minister for Transport and Main Roads Mark Bailey, Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy Anthony Lynham, Minister for Housing and Public Works, Digital Technology and Sport Mick de Brenni, Minister for Employment and Small Business and Training and Skills Shannon Fentiman, Minister for Environment and Science, Leeanne Enoch, Minister for Communities and Disability Services Coralee O'Rourke, Minister for Agriculture Fisheries Mark Furner, Minister for Local Government, Racing and Multicultural Affairs Stirling Hinchliffe and Minister for Child Safety, Youth and Women Dianne Farmer.
Missing were police minister Mark Ryan, Minister for Fire and Emergency Services Craig Crawford, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Yvette D'Ath and Minister for Education and Industrial Relations Grace Grace.
The occasion is Premier Palaszczuk's first visit to Mount Isa since the 2017 rodeo and as well as the cabinet meeting she is hosting a meeting with local mayor, one-on-one meetings with local stakeholders at the TAFE, a community meet-and-greet at the Irish Club and a local Labor Party branch meeting, also at the Irish Club.
Tomorrow the Premier will lead a summit on the North West Minerals Province.
The Premier was welcomed at Council chambers by Mount Isa Mayor Joyce McCulloch prior to the cabinet meeting.
The Premier also briefly stopped at the railway station where she announced details of how incentive payments from the four year $80m budget package for the Mount Isa rail line will be paid to eligible participants.
State member for Traeger Robbie Katter welcomed the cabinet meeting in town but said the Premier had numerous questions to answer particularly on youth crime, industry policy, water pricing, flight costs and FIFO.
"We welcome the government to the region but they must be willing to confront the vast challenges we have," Mr Katter said.
"All issues needs assertive decision-making and I will bend over backwards to work with the government to help them solve these issues while they are out here."
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