BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 27 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation The Honourable Andrew Powell * The Crisafulli Government is delivering on its Destination 2045 commitment to support a strong pipeline of events with applications now open for Homegrown Round 2, 2026. * Grants of between $15,000 and $100,000 are available across four funding streams for Qu...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 27 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls * Construction contract has now been awarded to deliver five renal dialysis chairs in Emerald as the Crisafulli Government delivers health services when Queenslanders need them after a decade of decline under Labor. * The purpose-built renal dialysis unit at the Emerald Hospital will see a 60 per ce...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 27 -- 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 Toowoomba Manufacturing Hub celebrates its one-year anniversary delivering more than 400 direct engagements with local manufacturers across Southwest Queensland. * The Hub was delivered as part of theCrisafulli Government's...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 27 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity The Honourable Deb Frecklington * The Crisafulli Government has appointed Linda Waugh as Queensland's new Ombudsman and Inspector of Detention Services. * Ms Waugh brings extensive experience in public sector integrity oversight, having served as Queensland's Integrity Commissioner for more than three...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 27 -- 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 M...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 27 -- 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 * Queensland launchesDefence Q to secure a greater share of global defence investment as demand for defence capability accelerates worldwide. * Defence Q will attract international partners and grow sovereign capability in loca...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 27 -- 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 is delivering safety upgrades along a 20-kilometre section of the Cunningham Highway between Tregony and Gladfield, helping locals get home sooner and safer. * Works will soon commence to strengthen pavement, improve reliability and enhance safety on a critical freight and...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 27 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Western Australia Police Force Editor's note: Arrest vision available via Hightail Two West Australian men have been charged following a joint investigation between the AFP and Western Australia Police Force (WAPF), working in parallel with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), into a sophisticate...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 27 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: BEN ENGLISH, HOST: Look, you're one of the OGs and so thanks for coming. You've been to every single Bush Summit, and it means a lot to us. But I think off the top we really do need to go further afield. There's obviously an unfolding calamity in Nepal. What can you tell us? ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: People would have seen some of the footage, which is a truly horrific event. At this point the...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 26 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: I have proudly attended Bush Summit every year, starting with the very first one in Dubbo in 2019. It was a great idea by The Daily Telegraph that became a catalyst for an important conversation about regional Australia. Australia is so much bigger than our big cities. In all their diversity - in environment, character, history and people - the regions give Australia so much of our sense of identity, ...