MEDIA STATEMENT: SOCIAL IMPACT IDEAS SOUGHT TO DELIVER PURPOSE BEYOND PROFIT

BRISBANE, Queensland, May 15 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Treasurer, Minister for Energy and Minister for Home Ownership The Honourable David Janetzki Social impact ideas sought to deliver purpose beyond profit * Engagement open to strengthen Queensland's social impact sector. * Issues paper now out for feedback to develop a Roadmap for Social Enterprise and Impact Investment. * Sector supported by the $80 million Social Entrepreneurs Fund. The Crisafu...


MEDIA STATEMENT: MORE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR TOOWOOMBA

BRISBANE, Queensland, May 14 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Transport and Main Roads The Honourable Brent Mickelberg More public transport services for Toowoomba * The Crisafulli Government and Toowoomba Regional Council are working together to deliver public transport improvements in the region. * Deliveringpublic transport for the needs of a growing region. * Planning to increase public transport options soToowoomba can benefit more from co...


MEDIA STATEMENT: DELIVERING FOR OUR FRONTLINE: NEW $9.1 MILLION SES DEPOT FOR DECEPTION BAY

BRISBANE, Queensland, May 14 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Honourable Dan Purdie Delivering for our frontline: New $9.1 million SES depot for Deception Bay * The Crisafulli Government is delivering on its $3.75 million election commitment towards a new $9.1 million SES depot in Deception Bay. * The new facility will providestate-of-the-art operational, training, and storage spaces, boosting the SES's capacity...


MEDIA STATEMENT: QUEENSLAND'S BEST TOURISM EXPERIENCES CROWNED

BRISBANE, Queensland, May 14 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation The Honourable Andrew Powell Queensland's best tourism experiences crowned * More than 2,300 Queensland tourism products named Best of Queensland Experiences (BOQE). * 534 operators received perfect scores highlighting exceptional Queensland tourism businesses totravellers. * Growth in online tourism booking platfor...


MEDIA STATEMENT: AN OFFICER PER DAY ADDED TO FRONTLINE IN CRISAFULLI GOVERNMENT'S FIRST 200 DAYS

BRISBANE, Queensland, May 14 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Honourable Dan Purdie An officer per day added to frontline in Crisafulli Government's first 200 days * Queensland Police Service frontline increased by 240 in just 200 days under the Crisafulli Government. * Unplanned attrition rates drop to lowest figures in two and half years. * Under Labor, thefrontline only increased by 174 officers across four ...


JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE, BRISBANE

CANBERRA, ACT, May 14 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Joint press conference with Rowan Holzberger Member for Forde Subjects: wages growth, super changes, ASIC Macquarie securities action RowanHolzberger: Thanks for coming. My name's RowanHolzberger, I've just been elected as the Member for Forde, where we are today, and Jim, thank you very much for asking me to come along with you today and holding this press conference in Forde. I think that the elec...


CATERING WORKER FINED FOR SECURITY ZONE BREACH AT PERTH AIRPORT

CANBERRA, ACT, May 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A catering employee who used her airport security identification card (ASIC) to breach an airside security zone at Perth Airport and help her family onto a Singapore-bound flight has been fined $1000. The woman, 39, was sentenced in Perth Magistrates Court yesterday (13 May, 2025). An AFP investigation began on 18 February, 2025, when the Alexander Heights woman - who was not rostered to work - dropped fam...


LET'S GET QUIZZICAL: AFP CAREER FINDER MATCHES PEOPLE WITH THEIR IDEAL JOB - AND IT COULD BE ONE YOU HAVEN'T HEARD OF!

CANBERRA, ACT, May 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Vision, images and audio grabs available via Hightail The AFP is inviting people to get quizzical about what a job in law enforcement could look like through a new online Career Finder that aims to turn clicks into careers. Designed to match people with their ideal AFP role, the quiz poses 10 questions across preferences such as problem-solving, motivation and teamwork. These help to produce...


EIGHTH PERSON CHARGED OVER ALLEGED ROLE IN LARGE-SCALE METH MANUFACTURING SYNDICATE

CANBERRA, ACT, May 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the AFP and Aistralian Border Force A man is expected to appear before Downing Centre Local Court today (14 May, 2025) for his alleged role in a syndicate responsible for the large-scale manufacture and supply of methamphetamine in Sydney. The Tamarama man, 46, was arrested yesterday (13 May, 2025) at AFP Eastern Command headquarters in Sydney and charged with three off...


FLOWING IDEAS, LASTING IMPACT: DIVE INTO RIVER REFLECTIONS 2025

CANBERRA, ACT, May 14 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: For the first time, River Reflections is being held in the lower Murray catchment, home to the River Murray, Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth (CLLMM). Over the 2 days, the region will bring together local voices and perspectives from across the Basin to explore collaborative solutions for sustainable water management and stronger, healthier communities. It's the perfect time to join the conversatio...