Jackie Trad

{{Short description|Australian politician (born 1972)}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder |honorific_prefix = |name = Jackie Trad |image = JackieTrad2.jpg |caption = |order = 34th |office = Deputy Premier of Queensland |premier = Annastacia Palaszczuk |term_start = 14 February 2015 |term_end = 10 May 2020 |predecessor = Jeff Seeney |successor = Steven Miles

|office7 = Minister for Trade and Investment of Queensland |term_start7 = 14 February 2015 |term_end7 = 10 February 2017 |premier7 = Annastacia Palaszczuk |predecessor7 = Tim Nicholls |successor7 = Curtis Pitt {{Collapsed infobox section begin|Shadow cabinet posts|titlestyle=background-color:#eee}}

|office10 = Shadow Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection, Small Business and Consumer Affairs & The Arts |term_start10 = 10 May 2012 |term_end10 = 14 February 2015 |leader10 = Annastacia Palaszczuk |predecessor10 = Bill Byrne (Environment and Heritage Protection) Annastacia Palaszczuk (Small Business & The Arts) |successor10 = Stephen Bennett (Environment and Heritage Protection) Tim Nicholls (Small Business) Ian Walker (The Arts){{Collapsed infobox section end}}

|birth_name = Jacklyn Anne Trad |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1972|4|25}} |birth_place = South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |party = Labor |other_party = |spouse = Damien van Brunschot |children = 2 |occupation = Public Servant Industrial Organiser

| |alma_mater = Griffith University (BA) University of Sydney (MA) |signature = Jackie Trad signature 2017.svg }} '''Jacklyn Anne Trad''' (born 25 April 1972) is an Australian company director and former politician, currently serving as CEO of the Clean Energy Council. She was Deputy Premier of Queensland from 2015 to 2020, Treasurer of Queensland from 2017 to 2020 and represented the Electoral district of South Brisbane for the Labor Party from April 2012 to October 2020.<ref>Kim Lyell.[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-05-10/trad-declared-south-brisbane-winner/4003146?section=qld "Trad declared South Brisbane winner"], Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 10 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.</ref>

Trad also served as Queensland's Minister for Transport, Minister for Trade, Minister for Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning, and Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships in the Palaszczuk Government.

==Personal life and family== Trad is the second daughter of Lebanese immigrants; Lebanese Arabic was her first language. The family returned to Lebanon in 1979 to live in Beirut for one year where she attended the International College. Back in Australia, she attended Lourdes Hill College in Brisbane and her parents became local small business owners, operating a fruit shop in Woolloongabba.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-06-28 |title=Michael Caton and Jackie Trad discuss Woolloongabba 28 June 2016 |url=https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/dls06p/alma99183378820902061 |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=State Library of Queensland}}</ref> She began an arts degree at Griffith University and completed a Master of Public Policy at the University of Sydney.{{cn|date=April 2026}}

She grew up in South Brisbane and currently lives in the suburb of West End with her husband and two children.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Susan|last=Johnson |author-link=Susan Johnson (Australian author) |title=Jackie Trad |newspaper=QWeekend|publisher=The Courier-Mail|date=8–9 September 2012|pages=16–21}}</ref>

Trad identifies as Catholic and with her Maronite Church heritage.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Layt |first1=Stuart |title=Jackie Trad rejects archbishop offer of counsel on abortion |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/jackie-trad-rejects-archbishop-offer-of-counsel-on-abortion-20170213-gubhb1.html |publisher=Brisbane Times}}</ref>

==Political career==

Trad was elected to the legislature at the South Brisbane by-election held on 28 April 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=2012 South Brisbane By-Election – Election Summary|url=http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/SouthBris2012/results/summary.html#9|website=www.ecq.qld.gov.au|publisher=Electoral Commission of Queensland|access-date=5 January 2015|archive-date=28 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228104804/http://ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/SouthBris2012/results/summary.html#9|url-status=dead}}</ref> The by-election was held after the resignation of the previous Labor Party incumbent and former Premier Anna Bligh.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Results: 2012 South Brisbane by-election – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)|url=http://www.abc.net.au/elections/qld/2012/southbrisbane/result.htm|access-date=2020-09-30|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>

Trad has also held several positions within the structure of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). She was formerly the Queensland ALP Assistant State Secretary, President of the Kurilpa Branch, a delegate to the ALP National and State Conferences, member of the National Executive Committee and also the Secretary of Labor Women's Organisation Queensland.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Member List – Queensland Parliament|url=https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/current/list|access-date=2020-09-30|website=www.parliament.qld.gov.au|language=en-AU}}</ref> She is the former leader of Queensland Labor's Left Faction.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wardill |first1=Stave |url=https://www.qt.com.au/news/stupid-factional-games-tensions-high-over-mp-move/4009503/ |title='Stupid factional games': Tensions high over MP move |agency=Queensland Times |publisher=NewsCorp |date=6 May 2020}}</ref> At the age of 26, she was a paper candidate for Labor at the 1998 state election, running in the Darling Downs seat of Cunnhingam and finishing third with 18.9%.

Trad is on the record as being a supporter of same-sex marriage.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Trad|first1=Jackie|title=Speeches – Jackie Trad: Civil Partnerships|url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/documents/Speeches/spk2012/Jackie%20Trad%20spk%20South%20Brisbane%202012_05_31_53.pdf#xml=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/internetsearch/isysquery/c5ab4b80-6c95-4482-8290-3e44b66ee025/4/hilite/|website=www.parliament.qld.gov.au|publisher=Parliament of Queensland}}</ref> She is also a supporter of adoption by same-sex partners.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/lanesainty/same-sex-couples-and-single-people-can-now-adopt-in-queensla |title=Same-Sex Couples And Single People Can Now Adopt In Queensland, Despite LNP Opposition |author=Sainty, Lane|date=3 November 2016|work=BuzzFeed|access-date=8 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2016/11/03/same-sex-couples-can-now-adopt-children-in-queensland-after-narrow-vote/ |title=Same-sex couples can now adopt children in Queensland after narrow vote |author=Preston, Dominic|date=3 November 2016|work=Pink News|access-date=8 November 2016}}</ref>

[[File:Jackie Trad at Brisbane Pride 2016.jpg|thumb|Jackie Trad MP at Brisbane Pride Festival 2016]]

===Opposition=== On 29 April 2012, Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk appointed Trad as Shadow Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Environment and Heritage Protection, Small Business, Consumer Affairs and the Arts.

Trad was appointed as a member of the Parliamentary Ethics Committee and Parliamentary Crime and Misconduct Committee respectively, and served from May 2012 to January 2015.

On 11 September 2012, Leader of the House Ray Stevens referred to Trad as "Jihad Jackie" during parliamentary debate.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Brian |title=Ray Stevens' 'Jihad' remark about Jackie Trad sparks Queensland Parliament racism claim |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/ray-stevens-jihad-jackie-remark-about-mp-jackie-trad-sparks-parliament-racism-claim/news-story/5c3c9dfbdd559500955f94b93496f622?sv=585095dc4fc408694ff717fa01f2dc40 |website=Courier Mail |publisher=News Corp Australia |access-date=14 September 2018}}</ref> Believing the term to be referring to her Lebanese heritage, Ms Trad objected and requested that the remark be withdrawn. Immediately following this interaction, Premier Campbell Newman said that Jackie Trad was "precious" and needed to "harden up."<ref>{{cite web |title=Jihad Jackie gibe: full transcript |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/jihad-jackie-gibe-full-transcript-20120912-25r8l.html |website=Brisbane Times |date=11 September 2012 |publisher=Fairfax Media |access-date=14 September 2018}}</ref> Trad commented outside parliament that "It is outrageous to think that the Queensland Parliament should be condoning these sorts of racist barbs when they are unacceptable in the community." Her comments were echoed by Ethnic Communities Council executive manager Ian Muil when he said Mr Stevens' comment would upset people, especially in the Muslim community, describing it as "dog-whistle type stuff."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Calligeros |first1=Marissa |title=Premier advises MP to harden up after 'Jihad Jackie' gibe |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/premier-advises-mp-to-harden-up-after-jihad-jackie-gibe-20120912-25r9r.html |website=Brisbane Times |date=11 September 2012 |publisher=Fairfax Media |access-date=14 September 2018}}</ref>

[[File:Jackie Trad at RTBU Rally 2015.jpg|thumb|Trad at a Brisbane RTBU rally against privatisation, January 2015]]

===First Palaszczuk Ministry=== Following the Queensland state election on 31 January 2015, Tim Mulherin stood down as deputy leader, and Trad was named his successor. She thus became Deputy Premier of Queensland in the Palaszczuk Ministry on 14 February 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-14/annastacia-palaszczuk-sworn-in-as-queensland-premier/6098382 | title= Queensland election 2015: Annastacia Palaszczuk sworn in as Premier | publisher= Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date= 14 February 2015|access-date= 14 February 2015}}</ref>

In addition to being sworn in as the Deputy Premier, Trad became the Minister for Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning, Minister for Transport and Minister for Trade.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-15/new-queensland-labor-government-new-cabinet-line-up/6106042 | title= Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announces new 14-person ministry | publisher= Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=15 February 2015|access-date= 16 February 2015}}</ref> Following changes to the Palaszczuk Ministry in December 2015, which included expanding its size from 14 to 17, the transport portfolio was transferred to new minister Stirling Hinchliffe.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Remeikis |first1=Amy |title=Annastacia Palaszczuk Announces Reshuffle |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/annastacia-palaszczuk-announces-cabinet-reshuffle-20151207-glhmzs.html |website=Brisbane Times |date=7 December 2015 |publisher=Fairfax Media |access-date=14 September 2018}}</ref> Following Mr Hinchliffe's resignation as Minister for Transport in February 2017, Trad regained the portfolio and held it until the Second Palaszczuk Ministry was sworn in on 12 December 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Queensland Cabinet reshuffle: Jackie Trad named as Transport Minister |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-10/queensland-cabinet-reshuffle-jackie-trad-transport-minister/8258600 |website=ABC News |date=9 February 2017 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=14 September 2018}}</ref>

====Tree clearing laws==== On 17 March 2016, Trad introduced the Vegetation Management (Reinstatement) Amendment Bill into parliament,<ref>{{cite web |title=New tree clearing legislation 'an attack on farmers', rural lobby group says |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2016-03-18/rural-lobby-group-label-tree-clearing-laws-attack-on-farmers/7257028 |website=ABC News |date=18 March 2016 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=14 September 2018}}</ref> the Palaszczuk Government's bill intended to reverse the previous government's repeal of the Wild Rivers Legislation, enacted in 2005 in an attempt to preserve native vegetation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wild Rivers legislation repealed in Queensland as new planning laws introduced to protect rivers |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-06/queensland-wild-rivers-legislation-repealed/5651624 |website=ABC News |date=6 August 2014 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=14 September 2018}}</ref> The changes in legislation under the Newman Government in 2013 had allowed increased rates of tree-clearing in Queensland. The Statewide Landcover and Tree Study (SLATS) report showed 296,324 hectares was cleared in 2013–14, a threefold increase on 2009–10 and the highest level since 2006. The 2014–15 Report found that a further 207,000 hectares was cleared.<ref>{{cite web |title=Debate over land clearing laws set to reignite at Qld election as current system cut down by all stakeholders |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2017-08-31/debate-over-land-clearing-laws-set-to-reignite-at-qld-election/8859216 |website=ABC News |date=31 August 2017 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=14 September 2018}}</ref> Trad called the proposed legislation "nation-leading" and one of the Palaszczuk Government's key commitments for protecting the Great Barrier Reef.<ref>{{cite web |title=Deputy premier Jackie Trad says Labor will reinstate tree clearing laws after next election |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/deputy-premier-jackie-trad-says-labor-will-reinstate-tree-clearing-laws-after-next-election/news-story/3feb59d945ec2b70862f10b1b5ec05bd |website=Courier Mail |publisher=News Corp Australia |access-date=14 September 2018}}</ref> Despite widespread public campaigning by conservation groups, the bill failed to pass the Legislative Assembly with a vote of 42 in favour and 44 against. It was the first time the Palaszczuk Government had failed to get one of its own bills through parliament.<ref>{{cite web |title=Queensland tree clearing laws fail to pass Parliament in blow to minority Labor Government |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-19/queensland-parliament-tree-clearing-laws-fail-unesco-fears/7765214 |website=ABC News |date=18 August 2016 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=14 September 2018}}</ref> Ms Trad announced in October 2016 that Labor would re-introduce the legislation if it won the next election. Following their victory at the 2017 Election, Labor re-introduced the bill as the Vegetation Management and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 and it passed on 9 May 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vegetation Management and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 |url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/documents/tableOffice/ActsAsPassed/2018/18AC007.pdf |website=Parliament of Queensland |publisher=Queensland Government |access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref>

thumb|Jackie Trad MP at a public rally in support of the Vegetation Management (Reinstatement) Amendment Bill in August 2016.

====Abortion reform====

On 10 May 2016, Independent former-Labor MP Rob Pyne introduced two pieces of legislation to the Legislative Assembly aimed at decriminalising abortion in Queensland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Queensland abortion bill: Rob Pyne says procedure 'should not be a crime' |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-10/queensland-abortion-bill-to-be-introduced-by-rob-pyne/7399368 |website=ABC News |date=9 May 2016 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=14 September 2018}}</ref> Trad became the first government MP to support the bill and described herself as “unashamedly pro-choice”. She said it was time for Queensland law “to catch up with legal precedent and treat pregnancy termination as a health issue, not a criminal issue.”<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jabour |first1=Bridie |title=Queensland abortion bill: deputy premier Jackie Trad joins decriminalisation push |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/may/10/queensland-abortion-bill-deputy-premier-jackie-trad-joins-decriminalisation-push |website=The Guardian |date=10 May 2016 |publisher=The Guardian Australia |access-date=14 September 2018}}</ref> Her public statements in support of abortion law reform prompted Brisbane Catholic Archbishop Mark Coleridge to offer to "counsel" her and her Labor colleagues. At a rally in opposition to Mr Pyne's bills, Archbishop Coleridge also likened the practice of abortion to Nazi Germany. Ms Trad responded: "I would have thought the archbishop had more important things to focus on, like the inquiry into institutional abuse and the findings that are coming out of that inquiry than what is before the Queensland parliament," a reference to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Layt |first1=Stuart |title=Jackie Trad rejects archbishop offer of counsel on abortion |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/jackie-trad-rejects-archbishop-offer-of-counsel-on-abortion-20170213-gubhb1.html |website=Brisbane Times |date=13 February 2017 |publisher=Fairfax Media |access-date=14 September 2018}}</ref> Following the decision by the LNP to vote against the bills, Mr Pyne withdrew them both in February 2017.

The Palaszczuk Government referred the issue to the Queensland Law Reform Commission and pledged to introduce its own bill to decriminalise abortion in the next term of parliament.<ref>{{cite web |title=Abortion decriminalisation bills withdrawn from Queensland Parliament agenda |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-28/abortion-decriminalisation-bills-withdrawn-from-parliament/8309788 |website=ABC News |date=27 February 2017 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=14 September 2018}}</ref> The Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018 was introduced to the Queensland Parliament on 22 August 2018, and passed on 25 October the same year.

thumb|Jackie Trad MP at a rally in support of abortion law reform, May 2016.

====Planning reform==== On 12 November 2015, Trad introduced 3 government bills into the Legislative Assembly aimed at reforming the infrastructure and planning framework in Queensland, including what would become the Planning Act 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Planning Bill 2015 |url=https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Documents/TableOffice/TabledPapers/2015/5515T1643.pdf |website=Queensland Parliament |publisher=Queensland Government |access-date=29 September 2020}}</ref> The new Planning Act made several changes to planning rules in the state including introducing 'bounded' code assessment that ensures proposed developments are more strictly assessed against the planning code, independent examination of proposed developments that may impact heritage buildings, a requirement for local government to publish reasons for development decisions for the first time, providing the ability for local governments to increase infrastructure charges to deliver community infrastructure, and affording residents and community groups the ability to appeal development decisions without adverse cost orders being awarded against them.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fact Sheet – Key Changes in Legislation |url=http://www.dlgrma.qld.gov.au/resources/planning/better-planning/key-changes-in-legislation-fact-sheet.pdf |website=Department of Local Government and Planning |publisher=Queensland Government |access-date=29 September 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Getting to know the new Queensland Planning Act 2016 – an introduction |url=https://www.claytonutz.com/knowledge/2017/february/getting-to-know-the-new-queensland-planning-act-2016-an-introduction |website=Clayton Utz |access-date=29 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Planning Act 2016 |url=https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/pdf/inforce/current/act-2016-025 |website=Queensland Parliament |publisher=Queensland Government |access-date=29 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Queensland's New Planning System |url=http://betterplanning.qld.gov.au/resources/planning/better-planning/queenslands-new-planning-system-roles-and-responsibilities.pdf |website=Better Planning Queensland |publisher=Queensland Government |access-date=29 September 2020 |archive-date=13 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413015734/http://betterplanning.qld.gov.au/resources/planning/better-planning/queenslands-new-planning-system-roles-and-responsibilities.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

====Local Government electoral reform==== On 1 December 2016, Trad introduced the Local Government Electoral (Transparency and Accountability in Local Government) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill into Queensland Parliament. The bill was passed into law on 10 May 2017, and amended a number of existing laws, most notably the Local Government Electoral Act 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Local Government Electoral (Transparency and Accountability in Local Government) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 |url=https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/pdf/bill.third.exp/bill-2016-113 |website=Queensland Parliament |publisher=Queensland Government |access-date=29 September 2020}}</ref>

The Crime and Corruption Commission’s December 2015 report regarding transparency and accountability in local government was noted as a major catalyst for the bill’s introduction.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Robertson |first1=Joshua |title=Queensland council elections to be subject to 'real-time' donations disclosures |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/may/11/queensland-council-elections-to-be-subject-to-real-time-donations-disclosures |website=The Guardian |date=11 May 2017 |publisher=The Guardian Australia |access-date=29 September 2020}}</ref> A number of reforms to local government elections resulted, including ‘real-time’ political donation disclosures (in line with reforms to state elections introduced by the Palaszczuk Government), setting the candidate and third-party election disclosure donation threshold at $500 to align with a councillor's register of interest gift disclosures threshold, and a requirement that all unspent campaign donations are either to be held for future campaign expenditure, returned to the relevant political party or transferred to a registered charity.<ref>{{cite web |title=Local Government Electoral (Transparency and Accountability in Local Government) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 |url=https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/documents/tableOffice/BillMaterial/161201/Local.pdf |website=Queensland Parliament |publisher=Queensland Government |access-date=29 September 2020}}</ref>

[[File:Jackie Trad at Labour Day 2017.jpg|thumb|Trad at Brisbane's Labour Day Rally, 2017]]

===Second Palaszczuk Ministry=== On 12 December 2017, Trad was sworn in as Deputy Premier, Treasurer and Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships in the Second Palaszczuk Ministry.<ref>{{cite web |title=It is now 100 per cent official – Queensland has a government |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland-election-2017/it-is-now-100-per-cent-official-queensland-has-a-government-20171212-p4yxmf.html |website=Brisbane Times |date=12 December 2017 |publisher=Fairfax Media |access-date=14 September 2018}}</ref>

====First Budget==== Trad delivered her first budget as Queensland Treasurer in June 2018, for the 2018–19 financial year. Official budget papers unveiled a $1.512 billion surplus in 2017–18 – more than three times the forecast in the Mid Year Fiscal and Economic Review in December 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jackie Trad's first Qld budget at a glance |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/jackie-trad-s-first-qld-budget-at-a-glance |website=SBS News |publisher=SBS |access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> The 2018–19 budget also forecast operating surpluses for the next four years. The increase in forecast surpluses meant general government sector debt in 2017–18 was approximately $2.4 billion less than estimated in the 2017–18 budget. However, government debt was forecast to increase from a total of $70.8 billion in 2018/19 to $83 billion in 2021–22.<ref>{{cite web |title=Queensland budget 2018: Coal comfort for now but debt set to blow out |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/queensland/queensland-budget-2018-coal-comfort-for-now-but-debt-set-to-blow-out-20180612-p4zkw7.html |website=Brisbane Times |date=12 June 2018 |publisher=Fairfax Media |access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref>

The Budget included $50 million in 2018–19 as a capital grant to support the development of concentrated solar thermal projects to provide clean baseload power, and included additional funding over three years for solar and energy efficiency measures through the $97 million Advancing Clean Energy Schools program.<ref>{{cite web |title=Budget 2018–19 |url=https://s3.treasury.qld.gov.au/files/Budget2018-19_Highlights1.pdf |website=Queensland Treasury |publisher=Queensland Government |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref>

====Mining Rehabilitation Reforms==== Trad introduced the Mineral and Energy Resources (Financial Provisioning) Bill on 15 February 2018, and was passed in November the same year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mineral and Energy Resources (Financial Provisioning) Bill 2018 |url=https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Documents/TableOffice/TabledPapers/2018/5618T173.pdf |publisher=Queensland Parliament |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref> The MERFP Act aims to ensure that land disturbed by mining activities is rehabilitated to a safe and stable landform that does not cause environmental harm, and can sustain an approved post-mining land use through requiring mining companies to develop Progressive Rehabilitation and Closure Plans.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mining rehabilitation reforms |url=https://environment.des.qld.gov.au/management/policy-regulation/mining-rehab-reforms |website=Department of Environment and Science |date=13 October 2017 |publisher=Queensland Government |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Financial Provisioning Bill for financial assurance and rehabilitation in Queensland reintroduced, open for submissions |url=https://www.claytonutz.com/knowledge/2018/february/financial-provisioning-bill-for-financial-assurance-and-rehabilitation-in-queensland-reintroduced-open-for-submissions |publisher=Clayton Utz |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref> The Progressive Rehabilitation and Closure Plan requirements commenced on 1 November 2019 and have been integrated into the existing environmental authority processes for new mines.<ref>{{cite web |title=Financial Provisioning Scheme |url=https://www.treasury.qld.gov.au/resource/financial-provisioning-scheme/ |website=Queensland Treasury |publisher=Queensland Government |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref>

====Second Budget==== Trad's second budget as Queensland Treasurer was delivered in June 2019 for the 2019–20 financial year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Budget Papers 2019–20 |url=https://budget.qld.gov.au/files/BP1%20Budget%20Speech.pdf |website=Queensland Treasury |publisher=Queensland Government |access-date=27 September 2020 |archive-date=1 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101220134/https://budget.qld.gov.au/files/BP1%20Budget%20Speech.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> A significant expenditure unveiled by the budget was the allocation of $250 million to CleanCo, a recently established government-owned clean energy generator operating and growing a portfolio of low and zero emission electricity generation assets to help Queensland achieve its 50 per cent renewable energy target.<ref>{{cite web |title=Queensland's new CleanCo |url=https://www.treasury.qld.gov.au/programs-and-policies/queenslands-new-cleanco/ |website=Queensland Treasury |publisher=Queensland Government |access-date=27 September 2020 |archive-date=22 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922053558/https://www.treasury.qld.gov.au/programs-and-policies/queenslands-new-cleanco/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The budget also included a $330 million five-year allocation for the Great Barrier Reef including to the Joint Field Management Program for reef protection measures implemented by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service.

==== Questions over investment property ==== Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk removed Trad from all dealings with Brisbane's Cross River Rail project in the wake of controversy that emerged surrounding an investment property.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jackie Trad stripped of Cross River Rail after Gabba investment property controversy |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-06/jackie-trad-gabba-house-investment-wont-face-corruption-probe/11392024 |website=ABC News |date=6 September 2019 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref> The property was purchased by Trad's family trust in the Brisbane suburb of Woolloongabba for $695,000 in March 2019. The location was within proximity of the proposed Boggo Road station in the $5.4 billion Cross River Rail Project for which Trad had ministerial responsibility.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/deputy-premier-jackie-trad-will-sell-woolloongabba-investment-house/news-story/524809ebb26d67d49ea93a7bb0a4c25a|title=Treasurer Forced to Offload Investment Property|website=The Courier-Mail|url-access=subscription|access-date=28 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.afr.com/politics/jackie-trad-sells-investment-property-after-probe-20190719-p528yd|title=Jackie Trad sells investment property after probe|last=Ludlow|first=Mark|date=19 July 2019|website=Australian Financial Review|language=en|access-date=28 February 2020}}</ref> Trad was subsequently referred to the Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) by Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/annastacia-palaszczuk-refuses-to-publicly-admonish-jackie-trad-over-woolloongabba-house-purchase/news-story/4be57df610c11fe55e5e3ee23f6b1388|title=Premier Has Words With Trad Over House Scandal|website=The Courier-Mail|url-access=subscription|access-date=28 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.northqueenslandregister.com.au/story/6193906/trads-plan-could-be-an-act-of-extortion-frecklington/|title=Trad's plan could be an act of extortion: Frecklington|last=Welburn|first=Alan|date=31 May 2019|website=North Queensland Register|language=en|access-date=28 February 2020}}</ref> The chair of the commission recused himself from the investigation after questions about a call he received from Trad, which both parties described as a courtesy call.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-06/jackie-trad-gabba-house-investment-wont-face-corruption-probe/11392024|title=Trad stripped of Cross River Rail after Gabba investment property controversy|last=Bavas|first=Josh|date=6 September 2019|website=ABC News|language=en-AU|access-date=28 February 2020}}</ref>

In September 2019, the commission announced it would not investigate Trad, stating that they saw no evidence that supported a reasonable suspicion of corrupt conduct. The commission did make several recommendations about rule changes and legislation to lower corruption risks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=CMWEB_WRE170_a&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.couriermail.com.au%2Fnews%2Fqueensland%2Feducation-department-confirms-jackie-trad-met-with-principal-but-had-no-influence-on-selection%2Fnews-story%2Fb59dbf3f98ae134fed1c5581371a9a95&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&nk=f0f8f467fd85377719d3a941421e88c3-1578401472|title=LNP Attack: Trad a 'Gold Card Member' at CCC|website=www.couriermail.com.au|url-access=subscription|access-date=28 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.afr.com/politics/jackie-trad-in-the-clear-over-house-buy-20190906-p52onv|title=Jackie Trad in the clear over house buy|last=Ludlow|first=Mark|date=6 September 2019|website=Australian Financial Review|language=en|access-date=28 February 2020}}</ref>

====Resignation from Cabinet and CCC Investigation==== On 9 May 2020, the Crime and Corruption Commission launched an investigation into Trad's potential misuse of power in the selection of a principal of a newly constructed school in her electorate.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-09|title=Analysis: The corruption investigation that has the potential to unravel the Queensland Labor Government|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-10/jackie-trad-investigation-potential-unravel-qld-labor-government/12231828|access-date=2020-09-30|website=www.abc.net.au|language=en-AU}}</ref> On the same day, she announced she would stand down from all her ministerial positions (including Deputy Premier and Treasurer) until the conclusion of the CCC's investigation.<ref>{{Cite web|title= Revealed: Anonymous letter that triggered Trad probe |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/queensland-government/revealed-anonymous-letter-that-triggered-trad-probe/news-story/5bc05cafa3078c2749a511a64e00b165|website=www.couriermail.com.au}}</ref> Health minister Steven Miles would become Deputy Premier, while Cameron Dick would become Treasurer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-09/jackie-trad-queensland-treasurer-corruption-investigation/12231356|title=Queensland Deputy Premier Jackie Trad to stand aside from ministerial duties over corruption investigation|work=ABC News|date=9 May 2020}}</ref> She formally resigned from the positions the following day.

The CCC investigation cleared Trad in July that year, stating that "there is no prima facie case that the Deputy Premier has committed a criminal offence or that she was motivated by any dishonest or corrupt intent". However, it also stated that the way in which the Department of Education had handled the recruitment exercise had created a corruption risk.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lynch |first1=Lydia |last2=Dennien |first2=Matt |title=Former deputy premier Jackie Trad cleared of corrupt conduct |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/queensland/former-deputy-premier-jackie-trad-cleared-of-corrupt-conduct-20200702-p558en.html |access-date=10 July 2020 |work=Brisbane Times |date=2 July 2020}}</ref>

Trad later said to reporters that she felt vindicated by the CCC's findings,<ref>{{cite web |title=Jackie Trad holds back tears as she's 'vindicated' by corruption watchdog |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/queensland/jackie-trad-holds-back-tears-as-she-is-vindicated-by-corruption-watchdog-20200702-p558gr.html |website=brisbanetimes.com.au |date=2 July 2020 |publisher=Fairfax Media |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref> and that referrals by the LNP opposition to the corruption watchdog were politically motivated.<ref>{{cite web |title="I'm a Victim of a Witch-Hunt" Trad Responds to CCC Findings |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/queensland-government/im-a-victim-of-a-witch-hunt-vindicated-jackie-trad-responds/news-story/6b168db34f347e0d2fec95e75ea904cd |website=couriermail.com.au |publisher=News Corp Australia |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref>

Trad later took the CCC to court to prevent the public release of the commission's report into her conduct, with litigation funded by the State Government.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dennien |first=Cloe Read, Matt |date=2023-10-03 |title=Former deputy premier wins bid to gag CCC report |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/former-deputy-premier-wins-bid-to-gag-ccc-report-20231003-p5e9c7.html |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=Brisbane Times |language=en}}</ref> Another case before the state's High Court at the same time, into former public trustee and Labor figure Peter Carne, set a precedent that CCC is not able report publicly on investigations without an explicit corruption or disciplinary finding from the commission.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dennien |first=Matt |date=2023-09-13 |title=High Court muzzled Qld's watchdog. Now it demands law must change |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/qld-corruption-watchdog-loses-last-ditch-high-court-report-appeal-20230913-p5e47g.html |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=Brisbane Times |language=en}}</ref> Trad's case was subsequently dismissed in Trad's favour. The CCC Chair requested the Labor State Government change the law to allow the publication of reports in the public interest.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dennien |first=Matt |date=2023-09-15 |title=Carne and Trad reports should be public, anti-corruption boss says |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/queensland/carne-and-trad-reports-should-be-public-anti-corruption-boss-says-20230915-p5e4xq.html |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=Brisbane Times |language=en}}</ref> Trad subsequently described the CCC’s case against her as “unlawful conduct” which had a “significant impact” on her political career and family over the previous three years.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Read |first1=Cloe |title=Former deputy premier wins bid to gag CCC report |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/national/queensland/former-deputy-premier-wins-bid-to-gag-ccc-report-20231003-p5e9c7.html |access-date=24 September 2025 |agency=WA Today |date=3 October 2023}}</ref>

===2020 Queensland state election=== Trad approached the 2020 election under significant pressure. The combination of a marginal seat targeted by the Greens and the LNP's decision to preference Greens above Labor sparked speculation that Trad could lose her seat to second-time Greens challenger Amy MacMahon.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Silk|first=Marty|date=October 9, 2020|title=Qld miners attack Greens' over royalties|url=https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/6961569/qld-miners-attack-greens-over-royalties/|access-date=November 1, 2020|website=The Courier}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bavas|first=Josh|date=May 12, 2020|title=Where did it all go wrong for former Queensland Labor deputy premier Jackie Trad?|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-12/jackie-trad-career-turmoil-go-wrong-unfinished-business/12235200|access-date=November 1, 2020|website=ABC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Zillman|first=Stephanie|date=October 5, 2020|title=LNP to put Labor last in its Queensland election preferences, elevating the Greens|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-05/qld-state-election-lnp-preference-labor-last-greens-boost/12732654|access-date=November 1, 2020|website=ABC News}}</ref> Trad herself declared that she was in 'the fight of her political life.'<ref>{{Cite web|last=McKenna|first=Kate|date=October 12, 2020|title=Annastacia Palaszczuk adamant Queensland's former deputy premier Jackie Trad will not return to the frontbench|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-12/qld-state-election-jackie-trad-not-seeking-return-to-cabinet/12753768|access-date=November 1, 2020|website=ABC News}}</ref> A Newspoll for the electorate of South Brisbane in late October found that the Greens would win the seat on a 54.5% two-party-preferred vote.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bowe|first=William|date=October 26, 2020|title=Queensland election minus five days|url=https://www.pollbludger.net/2020/10/26/queensland-election-minus-five-days/|access-date=November 1, 2020|website=Poll Bludger}}</ref>

On election night, ABC psephologist Antony Green called the South Brisbane seat for the Greens candidate. Despite only a small swing away from her primary vote, Trad slipped from first position to second and subsequently suffered an 8.90% two candidate preferred swing following the distribution of LNP preferences.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pollard|first=Emma|date=October 31, 2020|title=Jackie Trad unseated in South Brisbane — a bruising election loss for a party high-flyer|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-31/qld-state-election-2020-jackie-trad-defeated-south-brisbane-seat/12832690|access-date=November 1, 2020|website=ABC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2020 state general election - South Brisbane |url=https://prodresults.elections.qld.gov.au/state2020/southbrisbane/preference |website=Electoral Commission of Queensland |date=July 2019 |publisher=Queensland Government |access-date=13 November 2020}}</ref> South Brisbane was subsequently won back by Labor at the 2024 election on an 11.40% swing.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Green |first1=Antony |title=South Brisbane - QLD Election 2024 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/qld/2024/guide/sbri |website=ABC News - Elections |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=24 September 2025}}</ref>

==Career after politics== Following her exit from state parliament, Trad joined the senior staff of Melbourne-based Australian law firm Slater & Gordon, initially working within government and stakeholder management before becoming General Manager of Class Actions.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hall |first1=James |title=Jackie Trad's new CEO role unveiled |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/jackie-trad-s-new-ceo-role-unveiled-20250819-p5mo6w.html |access-date=24 September 2025 |agency=Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Nine Entertainment Co |date=19 August 2025}}</ref>

In May 2022, Trad was appointed as chairperson of the Gold Coast City Council's Home of the Arts Precinct board, having served as a regular board member for the previous six months.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cansdale |first1=Dominic |title=Former deputy premier Jackie Trad appointed to chair of Gold Coast's Home of the Arts precinct |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-31/former-deputy-premier-jackie-trad-appointed-to-chair-of-hota/101113280 |access-date=24 September 2025 |agency=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=31 May 2022}}</ref>

On 19 August 2025, the [https://cleanenergycouncil.org.au/ Clean Energy Council] announced Trad as their new CEO, with board chair Ross Rolfe noting Trad brought to the CEC “a wealth of experience in building consensus across a wide group of stakeholders and a deep understanding of policy development and design.”<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hall |first1=Tim |title=Jackie Trad named Clean Energy Council CEO |url=https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/jackie-trad-named-clean-energy-council-ceo/ |website=ecogeneration |access-date=19 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Boecker |first1=Brianna |title=Jackie Trad appointed CEO of the Clean Energy Council |url=https://womensagenda.com.au/climate/jackie-trad-appointed-ceo-of-the-clean-energy-council/ |website=Women's Agenda |access-date=24 September 2025}}</ref>

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