BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 14 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Tuesday, 14 January, 2025 at 03:00 PM Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls More women urged to screen for breast cancer as new program launches * NewBreastScreen Queensland strategic plan launched to reduce breast cancer burden. * The new strategyaims to improve access and increase participation in breast screening for women across the state. * The s...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 14 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Tuesday, 14 January, 2025 at 03:24 PM JOINT STATEMENT Treasurer, Minister for Energy and Minister for Home Ownership The Honourable David Janetzki Minister for Families, Seniors and Disability Services and Minister for Child Safety and the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence The Honourable Amanda Camm Shocking funding shortfall exposed in Child Safety budget * $461 million fun...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 14 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Update: The 85-year-old man reported missing from Proston today, January 14 has been located deceased following a search. The man's death is not being treated as suspicious, and police will prepare a report for the coroner. Photos and names have been removed from the original post for privacy reasons. Earlier: A search and rescue operation has commenced this afternoon to locate an 85-year-old man m...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 13 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have released images of several people who may be able to assist with their investigations into separate robbery incidents in Brisbane's south in November 2024 and on January 2. Anyone who recognises the offenders, or has any information, dashcam or CCTV that can assist investigations, is urged to contact police. Armed robberies, Darra and South Brisbane Police have released images of a trio...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 13 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Update: Police from Mackay have now lifted the earlier declaration made under the PSPA. All roads surrounding the incident scene are now open. Earlier: Police from Mackay are assisting officers from Queensland Fire Department in relation to a fire in an industrial estate in the Port of Mackay, today January 13. At about 6:15pm police have attended and have set up traffic diversions prior to declari...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 13 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have declared a crime scene and have arrested a 13-year-old boy following a wounding incident at Yamanto this evening, January 13. Initial investigations indicate that around 5:25pm, emergency services were called to a shopping centre near Warwick Road, Yamanto following reports of a woman sustaining stab wounds. Upon arrival, officers located a 63-year-old woman with a serious injury. She h...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 13 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Springwood Forensic Crash Unit is appealing for witnesses after a serious traffic crash in Jimboomba on Friday, January 10. At approximately 5.45am, a silver Mitsubishi Lancer was travelling north on the Mount Lindesay Highway when it collided with a white Toyota Corolla travelling south near the Brisbane Street exit. The driver of the Mitsubishi, an 18-year-old Gleneagle man suffered non-life-t...
SYDNEY, Jan. 13 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has granted Land Bank of Taiwan Co., Ltd a licence to operate as a foreign authorised deposit-taking institution (Foreign-ADI) under the Banking Act 1959. An updated list of all APRA-authorised ADIs can be found on the APRA website at:Register of authorised deposit-taking institutions. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 13 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Gold Coast Police are continuing to appeal for public assistance following a shooting incident in Tallebudgera on January 8. Around 12pm police responded to reports of shots fired in the vicinity of Trees Road. A 33-year-old woman sustained a gunshot to the centre of her back and was transported to the Gold Coast University Hospital where she remains in a critical condition. The circumstances surro...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 13 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are investigating a single vehicle traffic crash which claimed the life of a 77-year-old man in Geham (north of Toowoomba) today. Around 10am, police and emergency services were called to Connolly Road following reports that a car had collided with a tree. The driver, a 77-year-old Darling Downs man, sadly passed away at the scene due to his injuries. The Forensic Crash Unit (FCU) attended t...