BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 11 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Transport and Main Roads The Honourable Brent Mickelberg * Safety upgrades at the Bruce Highway and Barton Road intersection at Kolonga are now complete. * Procurement is progressing for further safety projects at E Claxton Road and Rickards Road. * Project delivered under the $9bn Bruce Highway Targeted Safety Program, funded by the Albanese and Cr...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 11 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Primary Industries The Honourable Tony Perrett * Crisafulli Government delivers record investment for new technology to prevent whales becoming entangled in shark control nets. * The five-week field trial at Noosa Main Beach on the Sunshine Coast will test the effectiveness of acoustic alarms on whale behaviour. * Part ofCrisafulli Government's historic ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 11 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Jim Chalmers: Queensland does really well out of this Albanese Labor government. As a Queenslander and as Treasurer, that will never change. Queensland is benefiting from billions of extra dollars in investment from the Commonwealth government. We have invested billions more in hospitals and schools, in roads, the stamp duty take has come up substantially over the last couple of years and Queensland's gettin...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 11 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Today marks 25 years since the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, which claimed the lives of thousands of innocent people in the United States and from countries around the world. On this solemn day, we remember the2,977peoplekilledin New York, Washington DC and in Pennsylvania, including 10 Australians whose lives were tragically cut short far from home. We acknowledge the grief carried by the...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 11 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Treasurer, Minister for Energy and Minister for Home Ownership The Honourable David Janetzki From the moment the Crisafulli Government was elected, I warned Queensland had inherited an inevitable credit rating downgrade after a decade of Labor's fiscal vandalism. Today's decision by S&P Global Ratings and their rationale confirms what we've been warning is true. The...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 11 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Transport and Main Roads The Honourable Brent Mickelberg * The Crisafulli Government has launched the Queensland Freight Delivery Plan 2026, delivering a clear roadmap to strengthen freight productivity, reliability and safety across the State. * The plan outlines 70 actions to improve freight access, connectivity, resilience and efficiency over the next ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 11 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the AFP, National Anti-Corruption Commission, and the Australian Taxation Office Editor's Note:Vision of the operational activity is available viaHightail. An Australian Taxation Office (ATO) staff member has been charged with corruption-related offences as part of a joint AFP, National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), and ATO investigation. The Gold Coast man, 32,...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 11 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Steve Austin: Fiveminutes past 10, broadcasting live from the Grand Plaza Shopping Centre at Browns Plains. Well if you open- so I went to the local newsagent there at Grand Plaza and grabbed 3 newspapers. The Financial Review, The Australian and The Courier Mail, and let me read you the headlines in different of the pages. First of all, the Fin Review says 'Queensland faces credit rating downgrade, amid bud...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 11 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Treasurer, Minister for Energy and Minister for Home Ownership The Honourable David Janetzki Minister for Local Government and Water and Minister for Fire, Disaster Recovery and Volunteers The Honourable Ann Leahy * The Crisafulli Government is delivering on a key election commitment to strengthen water security and community safety with constructio...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 10 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Labor Government's legislation to protect taxpayers and ensure foreign residents pay a fair share of tax has passed the Parliament. This will bring the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) treatment of foreign residents more into line with the treatment of Australians and ensure they pay tax on Australian real property. The legislation also strengthens the tax system by putting in place stronger penaltie...