Nothing really stands out from Palaszczuk’s near-9 years in office

The link between Labor and unions is institutionally corrupt.

The unions pay to support the party, and affiliated unions, like United Services, the CFMEU, and ETU, have votes in Labor preselections, at Labor council meetings, and were instrumental in tipping Ms. Palaszczuk out and incoming premier, Steven Miles in.

One of Ms. Palaszczuk's most cynical acts was a financial gerrymander against the opposition, who received a similar amount from property developers as Labor does from the unions, without the corrupt ties and influence.

These were outlawed based on a Corruption and Crime Commission report that found no evidence of developer corruption of politicians. It was a straight-out financial gerrymander.

In time, Ms. Palaszczuk will likely only be remembered for being there, along with all the other ghosts that haunt our public buildings on honour boards, statues, and effigies. The details of her performance will be lost.

But the next election is due in less than 12 months. Polling and her colleagues, plus their union pay-masters, knew that even if her time wasn't up now, then theirs probably would be in October next year. She had to go.

It says something about her that she ultimately went of her own volition. Many politicians would not have ultimately had the sense. Her departure was in many ways as surprising as her arrival.