Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has asked the Coordinator-General to oversee the approvals process for the Adani coal project saying both she and the community were "fed up" with waiting for the department to approve the Indian mining company's environmental management plans.

Key points: The Premier says she wants DES to sit down with the Coordinator-General to develop a "definitive timeframe" on Adani

The Premier says she wants DES to sit down with the Coordinator-General to develop a "definitive timeframe" on Adani The Indian miner is awaiting state approval on two of its environmental management plans

The Indian miner is awaiting state approval on two of its environmental management plans Queensland ministers had previously been arguing the process could not be rushed

It comes days after Labor suffered a poor voter turnout across the state in the federal election, which has been widely attributed to the party's position on Adani's Carmichael mine project.

The move also comes after Queensland Government ministers spent weeks saying the Department of Environment and Science (DES) would not be rushed on making decisions.

Speaking at a press conference at the Hay Point coal terminal at Mackay in north Queensland on Wednesday, the Premier announced she would appoint her Coordinator-General to oversee approvals of the mine.

"I think that the community is fed up with the processes, I know I'm fed up with the processes, I know my local members are fed up with the processes," she said.

"We need some certainty and we need some timeframes — enough is enough.

"I'm asking for the two parties, Adani and the independent regulator (DES) to sit down with the Coordinator-General and I want them to meet tomorrow actually.

"I want them to sit down and work out a definitive timeframe on decisions around these reports.

"We're up for this challenge, we work every day focusing on jobs."

Adani is currently waiting on approval of two of its environmental management plans — one concerning the black throated finch, the other related to the management of ground water at the site.

Last month, the Federal Government granted its final environmental approvals for the project days before the election was called.

'Nothing more than a further political delaying tactic': Adani

Adani mining chief executive Lucas Dow said he was cautiously optimistic about the Queensland Government's change of tone.

"I'm encouraged to hear that the Premier's finally said enough is enough, but the reality is what we've now got is simply another process," Mr Dow said.

"If these approvals are not provided within the next two weeks, this new process that the Premier has described is simply nothing more than a further political delaying tactic."

Mr Dow said the mining company was ready to begin construction as soon as the project was approved.

"We think it's more than reasonable that this gets wrapped up in the next couple of weeks — the process has been exhaustive, and the scrutiny has been appropriate," he said.

"It's now time to finalise these and allow us to get on with the job."

'No more talk': Canavan

Federal Minister for Resources Matt Canavan said north and central Queensland didn't need "more talk" from a Premier who did not understand her own processes.

"They have been working on this Adani mine for eight years, they've had the management plans that are in contention at the moment for the past 18 months," Mr Canavan said.

"The Premier has to just approve the mine. No more talk Annastacia, just approve the mine."

He said it was up to Ms Palaszczuk to meet with Adani herself, instead of blaming her own department and sending it to the Coordinator-General.

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"If the Premier today says she is fed up with the lack of progress with Adani, the Premier needs to answer, how long has she been fed up with her own government and why hasn't she done something about it before today," he said.

State Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington said Ms Palaszczuk was "weak" and "incapable of leading" the state.

"Her Government's in crisis, her MPs are in revolt, and it's always someone else's fault," Ms Frecklington said.

But Rockhampton Mayor Margaret Strelow commended the Premier for "copping it on the chin".

"I want to praise and appreciate the premier's leadership ... it might've been better a little earlier ... but that took guts for her to come out today," Ms Strelow said.

She said it was "good leadership" by Ms Palaszczuk, rejecting the idea the Government was in damage control.

"We've seen democracy in action, we've seen leadership in action and I want to say thank you to the Premier, and now let's get it done," she said.

"I think she stepped up and copped it on the chin, and she said what she needed to say and I couldn't have written a better script myself."

But the Mayor said the region was not going to rest on its laurels, with a day of action still set to take place on Friday.

Premier has misinterpreted election results: Greens MP

State Greens MP Michael Berkman described Ms Palaszczuk's decision as a "disappointing backflip" that would only hurt regional Queenslanders long-term.

"Queensland Labor intends to fast track Adani's approvals for the Carmichael Coal project. This says to me that they've quite devastatingly really misinterpreted the results of the federal election," he said.

"This is really unwelcome interference with the Environment Department.

"More importantly this fast tracking of approvals for Adani is not going to help the communities she thinks it will. We need good solid planning for jobs that account for the eventual phase out of thermal coal."

Mr Berkman said the State Government needed to prioritise renewable energy in regional Queensland.

"There is no doubt the regions are hurting," he said.

"Central Queenslanders they're genuinely concerned about the their future and they need good secure jobs going into the future."