BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 23 -- 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 has openedthe Queensland Resources Common User Facility to support critical minerals processing. * The Australian-first purpose-built Townsville facility will help companies prove and scale downstream...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 23 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Families, Seniors and Disability Services and Minister for Child Safety and the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence The Honourable Amanda Camm Late yesterday I advised the Premier of my decision to step down from the Ministry. This has been a considered and deeply personal decision. Having returned from six weeks of medical leave following major s...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 23 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Customer Services and Open Data and Minister for Small and Family Business The Honourable Steve Minnikin * Owners of tradie utes, vans and mobile vehicles can apply for funding to protect their livelihoods under the latest round of the Crisafulli Government's Secure Communities Partnership Program. * TheCrisafulli Government is restoring safety where you ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 23 -- 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 * Lower power prices under the Crisafulli Government's Energy Roadmap Price Drop are flowing to homes and businesses in regional Queensland. * Savings of around 7 per cent for households and 8 per cent for businesses in regional Queensland. * Ergon is passing the savings on t...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 22 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Minister for Local Government and Water and Minister for Fire, Disaster Recovery and Volunteers The Honourable Ann Leahy Minister for Primary Industries The Honourable Tony Perrett * Reduction of red tape for dams, weirs, bridges and culvert projects is allowing projects to be streamlined and delivered for Queenslanders earlier. * Under the reforms ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 22 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: HAMISH MACDONALD, HOST: The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, is here to talk to you this morning. Good morning, PM. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning, Hamish. Good to be with you. MACDONALD: Obviously, we've had that update from Phil Haines. Do you have anything additional you can let us know about with regards to Helen's condition this morning? PRIME MINISTER: She remains in a critica...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 22 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: NAT LOCKE, HOST: Prime Minister, good morning. SHAUN MCMANUS, HOST: Good morning, Albo. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. Good to be with you. LOCKE: You too. I saw that you were in Perth over the weekend for Telethon. PRIME MINISTER: I was, and it was incredibly successful. More than $100 million raised to help sick kids and their families. And it is a great thing that Perth does. Th...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 22 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: MARK GIBSON, HOST: You never quite know who's going to phone into the breakfast show. Line two, the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese. Good morning. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning, Mark. 2008, it doesn't seem like that long ago. GIBSON: It doesn't, does it? 16 years ago. PRIME MINISTER:Yeah. GIBSON:Prime Minister, you've called into the program. I think you wanted to comment, didn't ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 22 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: CHRIS SMITH, HOST:On the line right now I've got the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese. PM, welcome to the show. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good morning, Chris. Good to be with you. SMITH:You would have been listening at least to some of that press conference yesterday. Heartbreaking to hear that she had lost her second leg as well. And she really is in for the fight of her life from here, isn't...
CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 22 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: In too many ways, the world is a more dangerous and divided place than it was a generation ago. And often as Australians when we see political violence elsewhere we take pride and comfort in the idea that our democracy is different More peaceful, more stable, more respectful. This is why the horrific attack on Helen Haines has so shocked our nation. This was an attack on a hardworking, intelligent ...