At the end of the parliamentary sitting earlier this month, a senior Queensland minister privately conceded to this masthead it was the first time they had felt the immense pressure and difficulty behind the job of leading the state.

As the fallout of the IT bungle within the child safety department continued to unravel and the LNP was caught celebrating an overstated reduction in victim numbers, the minister opined it would only get harder as the gravity of their own policy decisions played out.

And, in only the fortnight since, play out they have.

A photo posted by Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie wiith LNP government colleagues this week as parliament returned for the first sitting since the 12-month anniversary of their 2024 election. Credit: Jarrod Bleijie

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