The Queensland government has thrown its backing behind a nine-year-old girls push to have more female public statues, pictures, and plaques across the state. In a post on Facebook, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk called Malia Knox, a “young woman making big changes.” “Thanks to Malia’s advocacy, we’ve amended the framework for monuments to make sure diversity is considered when commissioning new statues, pictures, or plaques so more women are represented,” Palaszczuk wrote. Queensland Attorney-general Shannon Fentiman is also supportive of the changes. Fentiman said that there are only three statues of women in Brisbane and applauded Knox for her efforts in raising the issue with the government and authorities. “It’s fantastic to see young Queenslanders like Malia are passionate about gender equality, speaking out and calling for change,” Fentiman said in a statement. “We know there is a huge disparity between male and female representation across our public monuments thanks to Malia’s work …