Resilience Rewarded as Ex-Queensland Premier Receives Top Honour

Australia’s Governor-General Sam Mostyn presented the former Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk with her Companion of the Order of Australia.Former Queensland Labor Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk speaks during a Labor Campaign Rally in Brisbane, Australia, on May 15, 2022. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images4/13/2026|Updated: 4/13/2026Former Labor Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has been praised for her resilience and deep commitment to the well-being of Queenslanders at an investiture ceremony in Canberra.Governor-General Sam Mostyn presented Palaszczuk with a medal as a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC), the nation’s highest civilian honour, at the ceremony at Government House on Monday.