BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 14 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Friday, 14 February, 2025 at 08:48 AM Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls Crisafulli Government to deliver 30 perinatal mental health care beds * The Crisafulli Government will deliver 30 perinatal mental health beds, including 8 in Townsville, as part of a boost to perinatal mental health services across the State. * TheCrisafulli Government will now...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 14 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Friday, 14 February, 2025 at 08:56 AM Treasurer, Minister for Energy and Minister for Home Ownership The Honourable David Janetzki New Under Treasurer appointed * Experienced finance executive Paul Williams to lead Queensland Treasury. * Mr Williams has more than 25 years' experience in banking, finance and property. * Treasury oversees fiscal, economics, energy, climate and other ser...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 14 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Friday, 14 February, 2025 at 09:58 AM Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development The Honourable Dale Last A Fresh Start for Queensland: LNP delivers major step forward for Double Island revitalisation * The Crisafulli Government to convert Double Island to state-owned freehold to activate tourism opportunities * ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 14 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Friday, 14 February, 2025 at 12:01 PM Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity The Honourable Deb Frecklington Love is in the air with record Valentine's Day weddings * Brisbane Registry celebrates record number of Valentine's Day weddings. * 31 couples getting married today, almost double the previous record. * February shaping up as the biggest ever for t...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 14 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Friday, 14 February, 2025 at 01:54 PM Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity The Honourable Deb Frecklington Former Governor appointed Legal Aid Queensland Board Chair * Crisafulli Government appoints the Honourable Paul de Jersey as Chair of Legal Aid Queensland Board * The highly-respected former Governor and Chief Justice succeeds theHonourable Margaret...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 13 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Thursday, 13 February, 2025 at 10:43 AM Minister for Local Government and Water and Minister for Fire, Disaster Recovery and Volunteers The Honourable Ann Leahy Disaster assistance grants available for flooded North Queensland primary producers, small businesses and not for profitorganisations More support is being provided into North Queensland, with more than $100 million in extraordi...
CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 13 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Sudan-born man appeared before Melbourne Magistrates' Court today (13 February, 2025), charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated curfew conditions. The man, 28, was arrested today (13 February, 2025) after he was located in Melbourne. It was alleged he breached conditions of his Commonwealth visa by failing to observe his residential curfew obligations and failing to maintain his el...
CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 13 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A New South Wales man has been convicted and fined $1000 after pleading guilty to a charge of committing an act of indecency on a domestic flight. The man, 78, appeared before Southport Magistrates Court on Monday (10 February, 2025) following an AFP investigation into an incident on a flight from Sydney to the Gold Coast on 8 December, 2024. A female passenger contacted the AFP after arriving at Gold Coas...
CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 13 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police and Tasmania Police A West Ulverstone man has been sentenced to four years and six months' imprisonment, with a non-parole period of two years and three months, for child abuse material-related offences. The man, 31, was sentenced by the Launceston Supreme court yesterday (12 February, 2025) for two offences relating to possessing and accessing ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 13 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Vision and images available via Hightail. Forensics, fingerprints, ballistics, biology, and all things AFP science and technology were under the microscope when AFP Forensics welcomed local ACT students for the International Day for Women and Girls in Science. Opening the doors of its world-renowned forensics facility at Majura earlier this week (Tuesday, 11 February 2025), the AFP hosted mo...