MEDIA STATEMENT: SUPPLY CHAINS SUPER CHARGED WITH EMERGENCY PLANNING DECLARATION

BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 7 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 08:50 AM Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Industrial Relations The Honourable Jarrod Bleijie Supply chains super charged with emergency planning declaration * Applicable Event declared for essential businesses in North and Far North Queensland allowing 24-hour re-supply * Supermarkets, warehouses, transport depots p...


MEDIA STATEMENT: LABOR'S HORROR HANDLING OF REGIONAL MATERNITY SERVICES REVEALED

BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 7 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 01:30 PM Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls Labor's horror handling of regional maternity services revealed * Crisafulli Government's 100 Day Plan commitment to assess regional maternity services has exposed chronic workforce gaps created by Labor. * Assessment revealed birthing bypasses at eight hospitals and rural health services since ...


MEDIA STATEMENT: A FRESH START FOR QUEENSLAND: RENEWED TRANSPARENCY ON AVAILABILITY OF FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION KITS

BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 7 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 02:20 PM Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls A Fresh Start For Queensland: Renewed transparency on availability of forensic medical examination kits * Crisafulli Government delivers on 100 Day Plan commitment to release information about current capacity levels for forensic medical examination kits. * Queensland Health now has more than si...


MEDIA STATEMENT: A FRESH START FOR QUEENSLAND: PROSECUTORS GET $6M TO REDUCE DNA BACKLOG AS FORMER FBI EXPERT JOINS FSQ REVIEW

BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 7 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Today at 11:40 AM Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity The Honourable Deb Frecklington A Fresh Start for Queensland: Prosecutors get $6M to reduce DNA backlog as former FBI expert joins FSQ review * Crisafulli Government boosts funding for Director of Public Prosecutions to tackle cases backlogged by Labor's DNA debacle. * Delivery of 100 Day Plan commitm...


MEDIA STATEMENT: NEW PARA UNIT AIMS TO DOUBLE QUEENSLAND'S PARALYMPIC PIPELINE AHEAD OF BRISBANE 2032

BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 7 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Today at 02:55 PM Minister for Sport and Racing and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games The Honourable Tim Mander New Para Unit aims to double Queensland's Paralympic pipeline ahead of Brisbane 2032 * Crisafulli Government invests $2 million into new Para-Sport Unit to double pipeline of Para-athletes ahead of Brisbane 2032 * TheQAS will focus on enhancing performance pathways...


MEDIA STATEMENT: A FRESH START FOR QUEENSLAND: LOCAL GOVERNMENT RED TAPE REDUCTION TASKFORCE LEAD APPOINTED

BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 7 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Today at 02:45 PM Minister for Local Government and Water and Minister for Fire, Disaster Recovery and Volunteers The Honourable Ann Leahy A Fresh Start for Queensland: Local Government Red Tape Reduction Taskforce lead appointed * Crisafulli Government appoints Andrew Chesterman to lead Local Government Red Tape Reduction Taskforce. * Taskforce will work with councils to find ways to s...


EMERGENCY ALERT FOR CHARTERS TOWER AS AT 13.58PM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 7

BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 7 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: An EMERGENCY ALERT has been issued at 13.58pm Friday 7 February 2025 by Charters Towers Local Disaster Management Group. This is a CRITICAL WATER ALERT from the Charters Towers Local Disaster Management Group for CHARTERS TOWERS. Please conserve your water use for showering (maximum 3 minutes), only flushing the toilet when needed, drinking water, and washing clothes if needed. Visitcharterstowers.q...


PUBLICLY DISPLAYING A PROHIBITED SYMBOL CHARGE, CASHMERE

BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 7 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Detectives from the Counter Terrorism Investigation Group (CTIG) have charged a 44-year-old Cashmere man following an investigation into the alleged public display of a flag featuring a prohibited symbol. Initial investigations indicate a member of the public contacted police after noticing the flag at a Cashmere address. Follow up investigations resulted in police executing a search warrant at the C...


SUDDEN DEATHS INVESTIGATION, MIAMI

BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 7 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Detectives are investigating the sudden deaths of a man and a woman at Miami yesterday afternoon, February 6. Emergency services were called to a Great Hall Drive address just before 4.10pm, to reports an 81-year-old man and 79-year-old woman were located deceased. A crime scene was declared, and investigations are underway. Police believe there is no ongoing threat the public. Investigators ask an...


MAN EXTRADITED TO QUEENSLAND FOR HISTORIC CHARGES, MORETON DISTRICT

BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 7 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: A 42-year-old man has been extradited from New South Wales (NSW) to Queensland, on February 6, to face charges for offences allegedly committed across the Moreton district in 2015. The man was allegedly involved in 27 serious offences that occurred between January 28 and February 5, 2015, in Bellmere, Caboolture, Morayfield, Narangba and North Lakes. Alleged offences include armed robbery, dangerous ...