David Crisafulli formally sworn in as Queensland Premier

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Queensland Liberal Leader David Crisafulli has been sworn in as the state's 41st Premier in Brisbane today. The LNP is set to hold a small majority in the 93-seat parliament.

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00:00Well, David outlined the actions that he will undertake today.

00:05So he's just been sworn in as Queensland's 41st Premier.

00:09He said his top priority is to address the machinery of government.

00:14So that's the makeup of all the different departments that he would like to see under

00:18his government.

00:19He's been in talks for the past two days with the state's top public service about how that

00:23would look.

00:24And then the kind of cabinet process can take place with appointing those ministers.

00:29There was lots of questions about whether he's called ministers, what the makeup will

00:32be.

00:33He says his first priority is to address those machinery of government changes.

00:38And then towards the end of the week, we'll start seeing the makeup of his cabinet.

00:42He says the shadow ministers that we've become familiar with over the past four years will

00:46still be part of that leadership team.

00:48But how that exactly looks, we're not yet sure.

00:51He also said that an email would be sent out to the public service in Queensland to reassure

00:57them and to give them confidence.

00:59It was a source of labour attacks during the election campaign, referencing the previous

01:03LNP government under Campbell Newman about cuts that took place under his government

01:08that they would reoccur under a Chris Ofuli government.

01:11He wanted to make it clear that the public service and service delivery is his top priority

01:16and he really wants to assure the public service.

01:19So he said that an email will be going out imminently.

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