Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's new Labor cabinet has come under fire from her own side, with one of the country's most powerful unions saying some ministers are "not up for the job".
CFMEU Queensland branch secretary Michael Ravbar said some of the new ministers had failed in their previous positions but "unbelievably" had been allowed to stay on.
"The premier must have kept these individuals and their portfolios based on friendship and/or loyalty because it would not be based on performance," he said in a statement on Tuesday.
The statement was released just minutes before Labor's new ministry was sworn in at Government House on Tuesday.
Mr Ravbar said the new cabinet members were not the right team to help progress the state and help rebuild Labor's relationship with regional Queensland, though he did not single out individual ministers.
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"The Labor government was given the chance to move forward and get on with the job by establishing a strong new team with the capacity, enthusiasm and skills to build Queensland's economic prosperity," he said.
"Whilst there are some hard working and talented members of the premier's new cabinet, others are simply not up for the job."
The powerful union was one of the biggest backers of Labor throughout the election campaign.
But Mr Ravbar said the CFMEU was disappointed with Ms Palaszczuk's new team.
"It isn't the dynamic, visionary and hardworking team that Queensland needs and deserves," he said.
"The CFMEU will ensure that this Labor government is held accountable, governs and performs for all Queenslanders during its term."
