Queensland Education Minister Has COVID-19, Back-to-School Announcement Delayed

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk looks on at a press conference at Parliament house in Brisbane, Australia, on April 1, 2021.Jono Searle/Getty Images

The Queensland government has delayed the announcement of its back-to-school plan because Education Minister Grace Grace has contracted COVID-19.

“We wish her a speedy recovery,” Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk told reporters in Townsville on Tuesday.