BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 15 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Youth Justice and Victim Support and Minister for Corrective Services The Honourable Laura Gerber * Queensland's worst, most violent criminals could be locked up for life under new restricted prisoner laws introduced to Parliament today. * Restricted prisoner declarations expanded to all criminals serving a life sentence. * Community safety becomes the p...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 15 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Education and the Arts The Honourable John-Paul Langbroek * The first five of 22 new schools being delivered by the Crisafulli Government have been officially named, ahead of the 2027 school year. * Foundation students will begin classes in Term 1 next year for the five new schools in southern Queensland. * Crisafulli Government is building Queensland's ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 15 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Finance, Trade, Employment and Training The Honourable Ros Bates * Next funding round now open for the Crisafulli Government's Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative. * Thousands more Queenslanders will have the opportunity to build skills and secure jobs through simpler programs, less red tape and stronger links between training and local workforce n...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 15 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Canberra man has been sentenced to one year and eight months' imprisonment by the NSW District Court today (15 September, 2026) after posing online as a teenage girl to obtain and distribute child abuse material. The man, 22, was ordered to serve three months in custody, before being released on a recognisance order. He had previously pleaded guilty to: * One count of possessing child abuse material, co...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 15 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett: As AFP Commissioner, I strongly believe Australia needs to have a renewed conversation about organised crime and illicit drugs. Part of the conversation needs to be collectively louder about the dangers of illicit drug use and linking it to the organised crime violence in our communities and the impact it is having on our national security. Australians take too many illic...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 15 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government is providing another $1 million for Little Wings to help seriously ill children in regional communities access the health care they need. The funding will extend the Government's support for Little Wings for a further two years, helping families across regional NSW, Queensland and the ACT access the specialist health care their children need. The Government will also match ev...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 14 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Transport and Main Roads The Honourable Brent Mickelberg * Confiscated illegal e-bikes and e-scooters are now being destroyed under the Crisafulli Government's nation-leading e-mobility reforms. * The crackdown is restoring safety to Queensland streets, footpaths and shared pathways after years of dangerous and illegal riding. * The laws are giving poli...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 14 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Industrial Relations The Honourable Jarrod Bleijie * More than $70 million will fast track 710 new homes across the South Burnett region. * The Residential Activation Fund has unlocked more than 163,000 places to call home for Queenslanders. * TheCrisafulli Government is deliv...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police, Queensland Police Service and Australian Border Force A Townsville man is expected to appear in Cairns Magistrates Court today (14 September, 2026) charged with possessing child abuse material. The North Queensland Joint Organised Crime Taskforce (NQ JOCTF) charged the man, 45, on Thursday (10 September 2026), after Australian Border Force (ABF) o...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 14 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Premier and Minister for Veterans The Honourable David Crisafulli Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls * The Crisafulli Governmentis delivering ona keyelectioncommitment toreturnbirthing servicestoCooktown andBiloela. * Birthing services will commence on 14 September, meaning eligible women and families in Cooktown...