BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 22 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Honourable Dan Purdie * More than 200 offenders have been charged with 868 offences in the first six months of the Tablelands Property Crime Unit. * The dedicated Unit was launched by the Crisafulli Government to target serious repeat offenders and reduce stolen vehicle offences and property crime across the Tablelands. ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 22 -- 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 * More than half of the 2026 Queensland Training Awards statewide winners are regional apprentices, businesses and training providers. * Women claimed five of the seven individual award categories, including two apprentices in male dominated trades. * TheCrisafulli Government is backing Qu...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 22 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation The Honourable Andrew Powell * The Crisafulli Government's ambition to be the events capital of Australia has delivered a more than $2.7 billion economic injection with more than 360 events and 9.7 million visitor nights across Queensland. * Queensland is open for business, and theCrisaf...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 22 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation The Honourable Andrew Powell * The Crisafulli Government is delivering new and improved tourism opportunities in the regions, with six projects completed and a further 20 underway in the past six months. * The $20 million Regional Tourism Infrastructure Fund is backing new experiences, e...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 22 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Acting Minister for Transport and Main Roads The Honourable Tim Mander * Another milestone has been achieved through the Bruce Highway Targeted Safety Program, with the new and improved Granite Creek Rest Area now open, completed ahead of schedule. * The project delivers a new heavy vehicle rest area, improved intersection safety and better facilities for motorists t...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 22 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Sport and Racing and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games The Honourable Tim Mander * The Crisafulli Government has committed $23.5 million for Stage 2 of the Harrup Park redevelopment and is calling on the Federal Government to match its investment. * Stage 2 of theHarrup Park redevelopment would deliver indoor courts for netball, basketball, v...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 22 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Local Government and Water and Minister for Fire, Disaster Recovery and Volunteers The Honourable Ann Leahy * The Crisafulli Government has delivered on a key election commitment to make Queensland safer, with a $250,000 investment in Moreton Bay. * New CCTV and licence plate recognition technology has been installed to help deter crime and support commun...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 22 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development The Honourable Dale Last * Queensland cements nation-leading role with the Critical Metals for Critical Industries Cooperative Research Centre establishing its national base in Brisbane. * The Cooperative Research Centre brings together industry, resear...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 22 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Customer Services and Open Data and Minister for Small and Family Business The Honourable Steve Minnikin * More than 1,000 small and family businesses have expressed interest in the Crisafulli Government's expanded micro-credentials program, including a new course on artificial intelligence. * Flexible face-to-face training will begin in Cairns next month...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 22 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A West Australian man faced Perth Magistrates Court today (22 September, 2026) after being charged with several offences including allegedly endangering fellow passengers and disorderly behaviour while on board a Perth-bound flight. AFP officers at Perth Airport responded to an airline request for assistance and met a flight as it arrived from Karratha yesterday (21 September, 2026). Police will allege th...