BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 28 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 09:35 AM Minister for Education and the Arts The Honourable John-Paul Langbroek A Fresh Start for Queensland:Crisafulli Government slashes red tape for teachers * Streamlining management plans, procurement and recruitment processes are the first three red tape reduction measures theCrisafulli Government is rolling-out in Queensland schools. * The measures have been announce...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 28 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 10:53 AM Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls Investigation into Paediatric gender health services provided in Cairns * Investigations to be instigated into paediatric gender health services delivered at the Cairns Sexual Health Service. * A preliminary review by the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service (CHHHS) exposed issues r...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 28 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have shot a man following an incident in the Townsville suburb of Vincent this afternoon, January 28. Police were called to a Lillipilli Street residence just before 4.30pm following reports of an armed man in his 20s making threats. Upon arrival, a man allegedly armed with a knife was located inside the house and confronted police whilst making threats. Initial investigations indicate the m...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 28 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: A crime scene has been established following two suspicious fires at a tobacconist in Stanthorpe. Police and emergency services were called around 2.36am today, January 28, to reports of flames coming from the Maryland Street business. No one was injured and the fire was quickly extinguished, however the premises has been extensively damaged. Investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of the...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 28 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: With this week marking the start of the 2025 school year, police are reminding road users to slow down and be on the lookout ahead of the return to an increase in traffic and pedestrian activity around school zones. The call comes as the state faces a devastating beginning to the year, with 23lives lost on Queensland roads to date (as of midnight January 27). This includes 2people killed in traffic ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 28 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are appealing for dash-camera footage as part of the investigation into a road-rage incident that occurred at Oxenford last month. Around 9.30am on Thursday December 19, 2024, a white Hyundai Elantra Sedan, believed to be a 2024 model, was travelling northbound along the Pacific Motorway at Nerang. A silver Isuzu D-Max dual-cab utility, containing a 52-year-old male-driver and his 20-year-old...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 28 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: As students within the Wide Bay Burnett district return to school today, the school zone speed limits also return. Police across the district, from Gympie to Bundaberg, will be increasing high visibility patrols in areas around schools this week, focusing on both enforcement and education, to facilitate a safe return to school. Wide Bay Burnett District Officer Superintendent Anne Vogler said police...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 28 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: School zone speed limits are back in play today, as Sunshine Coast students return to school. This week also marks the closure of Operation Mistletoe which is a road safety operation that focuses on reducing the lives lost on Queensland roads over the school holidays, including the back-to-school period. Sunshine Coast police will be increasing patrols in areas around schools this week, focusing on ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 28 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: As Queenslanders wind down from the summer holidays and roll back into the classroom, motorists are urged to heed the school zone speed limits, after Queensland Police Service (QPS) officers spent more than 62,000 hours conducting high visibility road safety activities over the break. Throughout Operation Mistletoe, police surged additional resourcing such as covert motorbikes to target dangerous dri...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 28 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 12:49 PM Minister for Transport and Main Roads The Honourable Brent Mickelberg ​​Drivers slow down as kids go back to school * ​School zone speed limits will apply from Tuesday 28 January to help keep kids safe. * Parents and carers to encourage children to be alert near roads or driveways and to obey school crossing supervisors. * ​Road safety educ...