BRISBANE, Queensland, Nov. 2 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Finance, Trade, Employment and Training The Honourable Ros Bates * A major trade mission to Thailand and China begins this week to strengthen export and growth opportunities for Queensland businesses. * Queensland's largest ever delegation to China will see over 115 representatives focus on driving food and consumer goods exports and promoting the State's ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Nov. 2 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Women and Women's Economic Security, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Minister for Multiculturalism The Honourable Fiona Simpson * Crisafulli Government opens the 2027 Celebrating Reconciliation Grants program. * Total of $100,000 available to support local events during National Reconciliation Week (27 May - 3 June). * ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Nov. 2 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Housing and Public Works and Minister for Youth The Honourable Sam O'Connor * Crisafulli Government cuts unnecessary red tape to get more qualified plumbers into the workforce faster. * New licensing reforms remove the12-month provisional licence requirement for eligible Australian trained plumbing graduates. * Helps experienced plumbers return to the tra...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Nov. 2 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Minister for Education and the Arts The Honourable John-Paul Langbroek Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation The Honourable Andrew Powell Assistant Minister for Tourism, Early Learning, Creative Industries and Far North Queensland Ms Bree James * The Crisafulli Government has secured another major event wit...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Nov. 2 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Premier and Minister for Veterans The Honourable David Crisafulli Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls * The Hervey Bay Hospital expansion has been officially opened today. * Expansion includes a 25-bed Medical Ward, 10-bed Intensive Care Unit and helipad. * The Crisafulli Government has delivered the Hospital Rescue ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Nov. 2 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Transport and Main Roads The Honourable Brent Mickelberg * The Crisafulli Government has begun design work to build a single two-lane concrete bridge on Mount Alford Road atHarpers Crossing. * The new bridge will replace the twoageing timber bridges, deliveringsafer, more reliable access and help keep Scenic Rim communities connected when severe weather st...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Nov. 2 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Transport and Main Roads The Honourable Brent Mickelberg * The South EastQueensland rail network will return to full timetable on Monday 16 November ahead of schedule. * Reduced timetable the result of a maintenance backlog caused by months of union protected industrial action. * Major lines will return to a roughly six-to-ten-minute service frequency on ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Nov. 1 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Premier and Minister for Veterans The Honourable David Crisafulli * His Excellency the Honourable Thomas Bradley KC sworn in as Queensland's 28th Governor. * Distinguished legal career complemented by decades of community and cultural service. * Premier pays tribute to outgoing Governor, Dr Jeannette Young ACPSM. His Excellency the Honourable Thomas Bradley KC has to...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 31 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: What you see on this stage is the best of what being an Australian looks like. It is people who tell our national story through action. And they tell our national story through the compassion they have for Australians that they will probably never meet themselves. And a lot has changed over the last five years. But I've had the joy of being responsible for helping with the National Australia Day Co...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 31 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Antigua and Barbuda to attend the 2026 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) from 31 Octoberto4 November 2026. Representatives from over 50 countries are expected to attend the meeting to discuss shared challenges and opportunities under the theme of Accelerating Partnerships and Investment for a Prosperous Commonwealth. The Commonwealth is a ...