BRISBANE, Queensland, April 9 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation The Honourable Andrew Powell Minister for Customer Services and Open Data and Minister for Small and Family Business The Honourable Steve Minnikin Brisbane boasts world-first bridge climb * Brisbane to make history as the first city to host an accessible bridge climb at the Story Bridge. * Cutting-...
BRISBANE, Queensland, April 9 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Education and the Arts The Honourable John-Paul Langbroek Queensland Performing Arts Centre celebrates 40 years of excellence * Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) celebrates 40 years of vibrant arts and cultural experiences in 2025. * The exciting 40th anniversary program includes local and international acts, and the return of the popular Out of the Box festival,Clancestry, and...
BRISBANE, Queensland, April 9 -- The Queensland 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 Celebrating Reconciliation Grants now open * Grants available for activities that bring communities together during National Reconciliation Week 2025. * Celebrating Reconciliation Grants Program supports events promoting un...
BRISBANE, Queensland, April 9 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Families, Seniors and Disability Services and Minister for Child Safety and the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence The Honourable Amanda Camm New Goondiwindi Neighbourhood Centre locked in * Crisafulli Government delivers $2 million funding boost to build new Goondiwindi Neighbourhood Centre. * Planning works have begun to acquire land, commission a design and build a busines...
BRISBANE, Queensland, April 9 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Industrial Relations The Honourable Jarrod Bleijie Minister for Housing and Public Works and Minister for Youth The Honourable Sam O'Connor More social housing fast-tracked for Bundaberg * Ministerial Infrastructure Designation approves more social homes for Queenslanders in Bundaberg. ...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 9 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: All ACSEES members were present at the meeting. The Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) advised that Professor Anne Poelina has completed her term on the committee and had not sought reappointment. MDBA advised that an experienced resource economist has been selected to join ACSEES, and two new First Nations members are expected to join by the next ACSEES meeting. ACSEES discussed an upcoming MDBA Bas...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 8 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: At any given time, water flowing through the river is destined for various uses, including irrigation, industry, communities, the environment, and meeting South Australia's flow entitlement. The exact mix of these flow components is determined by a number of factors including demand and water availability. Each month we provide an update showing flows in the River Murray system including the tota...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 8 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Coomealla man is expected to appear at Wentworth Local Court today (8 April, 2025) charged over alleged aggressive and antisocial behaviour that resulted in the cancellation of a domestic flight out of Sydney Airport. The man, 32, was seated on an aircraft preparing to fly to Mildura, Victoria, on 11 March, 2025, when he allegedly began verbally abusing and intimidating an airline crew member. The plane,...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 8 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A dual United States-Nepalese national is expected to appear before Downing Centre Local Court today (8 April, 2025) charged with allegedly committing an act of indecency on an international flight. The AFP will allege the man, 67, committed an act of indecency on a female passenger who he did not know during a flight from Los Angeles, United States, to Sydney, New South Wales, yesterday (7 April, 2025). Th...
BRISBANE, Queensland, April 8 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Treasurer, Minister for Energy and Minister for Home Ownership The Honourable David Janetzki Crisafulli Government saves CopperString * CopperString full cost revealed as almost $14 billion, nearly $12 billion more than originally announced by the former Labor Government. * Labor failed to scope $4.9 billion in essential network connections required for the project. * Crisafulli Government to le...