Qld premier cuts Olympics trip short

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will cut short her overseas mission to officially push for an Olympics in Queensland and return to her fire-ravaged state.

Ms Palaszczuk left for Switzerland on Saturday to meet International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach, two days into an unprecedented bushfire crisis.

She was due to return on Saturday but will now arrive in Queensland on Thursday amid criticism she abandoned the state during the unfolding emergency.

"The premier should never have left the state in the first place," Liberal National Party leader Deb Frecklington said on Tuesday.

People have lost their homes, rainforest has been burnt and a treasured tourist lodge has been destroyed.

The emergency is far from over.

Ms Palaszczuk told reporters in Switzerland overnight the fires had been playing on her mind.

"It's gut-wrenching but my thoughts are with the people at home."

A delegation travelling with the premier included Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates, Council of Mayors South East Queensland representative Mark Jamieson and federal MPs Ted O'Brien and Milton Dick.