Fresh from a holiday abroad, Annastacia Palaszczuk insists she's overcome a medical episode which prompted a trip to hospital, and is ready to take her Queensland government to the next election.
A buoyant premier faced media on Monday, hosing down a fortnight of leadership speculation which raged in her absence.
She said no one had raised the issue with her, but that her "door is always open".
"Thanks to all the ministers for their wonderful support today and it's just like getting back to another normal Monday," she told reporters.
"I feel refreshed, I feel energised and I'm absolutely determined to lead the party and this government to the next election.
"I just want to make that very clear to everybody."
The premier conceded that she could "always do things better".
"I need to communicate more to the people of the state and I need to communicate more to the people of the party."
Ms Palaszczuk revealed she was rushed to hospital after a "medical episode" in June at the Labor state conference in Mackay, which contributed to her need for a break.
She said she was taken to the emergency department, where she spent about five or six hours.
"I've had some tests following and everything's fine," she said.
Ms Palaszczuk mentioned she'd had health issues when she was approached by the media during her holiday in Naples, a move she slammed on Monday as an invasion of privacy.
She defended her break with her partner, surgeon Reza Adib.
"It's healthy for leaders to have a break and I felt I needed the break."
The expected severity of the coming bushfire season played a role in the timing of her holiday.
Ms Palaszczuk touched down in Brisbane on Sunday night, telling media at the airport she "absolutely" intended to stay on and was looking forward to a big week in parliament.
News she had flown to Europe last month took some of colleagues by surprise, and came after a tumultuous week in parliament during which the government came under fire for forcing a raft of laws through without notice, including controversial changes allowing children to be detained in watch houses.
Deputy Steven Miles and fellow ministers were repeatedly pressed to defend Ms Palaszczuk's leadership in her absence.
A string of polls have suggested the government is on track for defeat, with the latest from the RedBridge Group giving the opposition LNP a commanding primary vote over Labor of 41-26.
The premier dismissed the survey, saying "polls change all the time" and Labor "hasn't even kicked into first gear" for the election campaign.
Ms Palaszczuk said Labor's election pitch would be that "we're the party that has the ideas".
She acknowledged hot-button issues such as the cost of living, housing, health and youth crime and said "we're doing the best that we can on each of these different areas".
The premier did not rule out another reshuffle and said MPs had until the end of October to confirm they would contest their seat.
The opposition accused the premier of admitting the government was "stuck in neutral after nine years".
"There is so much chaos in this Labor government that it's more than turbulence on a 747 coming back from Italy," deputy LNP leader Jarrod Bleijie told reporters.
Ms Palaszczuk has led Queensland Labor since 2012 and has been premier since 2015, leading Labor to victory in three elections.
