BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 30 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development The Honourable Dale Last * Gold Coast skincare manufacturer to expand local production and create more jobs through new Transforming Queensland Manufacturing Grants Program. * 18 manufacturers awarded $12.5 million in grants, with 11 based in regional Qu...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 30 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Honourable Dan Purdie * The Crisafulli Government has passed nation-leading bail reforms that target key Daniel's Law offences. * More than 425,000 visits to the Daniel's Law website, Queensland's first public child sex offender register, since 31 December 2025. * Today's Day for Daniel event will be the biggest event in...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 30 -- Australian Border Force issued the following news release: ​​NOTE:Download vision of drone patrols and interview with RPAS Operations Superintendent Brendan Kosmer here ​and stills here​​​ ​​The Australian Border Force (ABF) has deployeddrones to Operation BROADSTAFF, giving officers another set of eyes across northern Queensland and the Torres Strait in the fight against illegal foreign fishing. Remotely Piloted Aircra...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 30 -- Australian Border Force issued the following news release: ​ This statement provides an update on Operation Sovereign Borders (OSB) activities related to the reception and processing of unauthorised maritime arrivals (UMAs)*. The reporting period is from 01 to 30 September 2026. During this reporting period: * Australian authorities resolved 0 (zero) maritime people smuggling ventures targeting Australia under the OSB framework.* 0 persons were returned to th...
SYDNEY, Oct. 29 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: Good morning. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. Joining me for the first time today is David Bradbury, the new APRA Deputy Chair with responsibility for overseeing the superannuation industry. I am pleased to acknowledge the recent promotion of Therese McCarthy Hockey to joint Deputy Chair; Therese also joins me today, along with APRA Member, Suzanne Smith. I want to begi...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 29 -- 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 Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity The Honourable Deb Frecklington Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Honourable Dan Purdie Minister for Youth Justice and Victim Support and Minister for Corrective Services The Honourable Laura Gerber *...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 29 -- 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 * Crisafulli Government launches $6.38 million partnership with Lockheed Martin Australia to establish mobile rocket test and evaluation capability in Queensland. * Investment unlocked through the $180.6 million Sovereign Indus...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 29 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development The Honourable Dale Last * The Crisafulli Government is delivering $829,000 to Burnett Mary Regional Group to restore Obi Obi Creek in the Mary River catchment. * The funding forms part of the Crisafulli Government's $117.84 million Natural Resource Mana...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 29 -- 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 * The Crisafulli Government's global trade and investment agency has delivered more than 6,100 new jobs and $6.18 billion in export and investment outcomes. * The first two years ofthe Crisafulli Government's trade reset has delivered a huge jump in trade outcomes compared with the final two...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 29 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Cairns man is expected to appear before Cairns Magistrate's Court on 3 December, 2026, for allegedly threatening a federal parliamentarian on social media. The AFP's National Security Investigations (NSI) team began investigations into the man, 53, after receiving a report of an online threat made towards a parliamentarian on social media. A search warrant was executed at an Earlville home yesterday (28 ...