BRISBANE, Queensland, April 17 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation The Honourable Andrew Powell Sunshine Coast National Parks ready for eggs-cellent Easter adventures * Sunshine Coast National Parks open and welcoming visitors for the Easter holiday break. * The Parks offer perfect opportunity for families to get back to nature, explore walking trails and connect with wildlife. * ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, April 17 -- The Queensland 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 Financial literacy workshops open for Queensland Small Business Month * Regional Queensland will host more than 50 events during Queensland Small Business month in May. * Registrations are open for the Crisafulli Government events, including12 Mentoring for Growth sessions. * Book...
BRISBANE, Queensland, April 17 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Treasurer, Minister for Energy and Minister for Home Ownership The Honourable David Janetzki Queensland Treasury Corporation CEO announced * Simon Ling appointed as Queensland Treasury Corporation CEO. * Mr Ling brings decades of experience in finance, banking and treasury management. * Queensland Treasury Corporationis the Government's central financing authority, managing the funding program ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, April 17 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity The Honourable Deb Frecklington Independent Queensland Redistribution Commission members appointed * The Crisafulli Government has made three appointments to the independent Queensland Redistribution Commission. * Governor in Council has approved the appointment of Mr GregoryKoppenol, Mr John Sosso and Mr Pat Vidgen PSM. * The...
BRISBANE, Queensland, April 17 -- The Queensland 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 Public consultation opens for Bribie Island review * The Crisafulli Government has opened public consultation for the Bribie Island erosion and breakthrough review. * RPS andInternational Coastal Management charged with considering local feedback as imm...
BRISBANE, Queensland, April 17 -- The Queensland 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 Statement from the Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning The Queensland Government has accepted a recommendation from the independent board of Economic Development Queensland to appoint Mr JulianSimmonds as Acting ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, April 17 -- The Queensland 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 Tewantin people power reinforces locally led planning * 40-unit proposed development in Tewantin has had its State Facilitated Development status revoked, after it was rushed through by the former Labor Government. * The local community had raised concern...
BRISBANE, Queensland, April 17 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has welcomed 42 new police officers following their graduation from the QPS Academy in Brisbane. The officers, aged 19 to 50, bring valued experience from their diverse backgrounds, including skilled trades, real estate, and telecommunications, as well as social sciences, health, and engineering studies. Across the 36-week Recruit Training Program, QPS recruits c...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 17 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Images available via Hightail The AFP is appealing for public assistance to locate an Irish national who is allegedly in Australia unlawfully. An arrest warrant has been issued for Michael Connors, 25, for alleged passport offences. He was last seen in Brisbane, Queensland, last month (15 March, 2025) and has been known to assume other identities, including the names Craig O'Neill, Michael...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 17 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Images of AFP aviation members available via Hightail. Travellers be warned. If you joke about blowing up a plane, abuse airline staff, attack strangers or, most bizarrely of all, try to open the door on a moving aircraft while several thousand feet in the air, there will be consequences. At the designated airports where the AFP is the lead law enforcement agency, being Adelaide, Brisbane, ...