BRISBANE, Queensland, March 26 -- 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 Queensland Tourism poised for growth of Olympic proportions in lead up to 2032 * Queensland tourism reaches record $35.3 billion overnight visitor expenditure. * Domestic overnights visitors booming thanks to "bleisure" travel. * 2032 Delivery Plan provides certainty to boost to interna...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 26 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Premier and Minister for Veterans The Honourable David Crisafulli Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Industrial Relations The Honourable Jarrod Bleijie Minister for Sport and Racing and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games The Honourable Tim Mander New stadium to be the pride of Brisbane Town and Lions fans * ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 26 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Premier and Minister for Veterans The Honourable David Crisafulli Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls Minister for Education and the Arts The Honourable John-Paul Langbroek Major Federal funding injection for regional Health Sciences Academy * The Crisafulli Government has negotiated a significant $80 million Federal investment for the Rockh...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 26 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Finance, Trade, Employment and Training The Honourable Ros Bates Fresh look for Manufacturing Skills Queensland to fix Labor's skills shortage * Manufacturing Skills Queensland to enter new era focused on backing the industry and reversing Labor's skills shortage. * Incoming directors bring expertise in governance and commerce. * Manufacturing workforce set to benefit through ground...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 26 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Premier and Minister for Veterans The Honourable David Crisafulli Minister for Sport and Racing and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games The Honourable Tim Mander Future of International Cricket in Queensland Secured * The Crisafulli Government has stepped in to save the future of International Cricket in Queensland. * Test cricket will return to theGabba from 2027/2...
Belconnen, ACT, March 26 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 40-year-old man will face court today after allegedly strangling and assaulting two teenagers last night. About 5.30pm (Tuesday, 25 March 2025), a teenage girl visited the home of a relative in Kambah with her friend. Police allege the relative - the 40-year-old man - gave her alcohol and later that evening, strangled her unconscious. The other teenager attempted to intervene and when they both tried to leave, the...
Belconnen, ACT, March 26 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A learner motorcyclist who was 'catching up to another set of riders to see if they were part of her group' will be without her licence for the next six months after being caught speeding on the Barton Highway on Monday. About 9:20pm on Monday (24 March 2024), officers from ACT Road Policing were conducting speed enforcement activity on Barton Highway, Crace when they detected the motorcyclist travelling at 135k...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 26 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: New figures show that headline and underlying inflation fell last month. This is more positive and promising news that shows we're making progress together in the fight against inflation. Monthly inflation fell to 2.4percent in the year to February 2025. Annual trimmed mean inflation fell to 2.7percent. Today's headline result was below the median market expectation. Inflation was high and rising when...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 26 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Download Transcript Download Video Watch on YouTube The Queensland Police Service (QPS) is calling on the community to take Personal Mobility Device (PMD) laws seriously, as thousands of e-scooter and e-bike riders continue to use the devices in prohibited areas, putting themselves and others at risk. Between November 2022 and December 2024, more than 2,700 infringements were issued to PMD riders ...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 26 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: federal Budget 2025-26, federal Opposition's response PeterFegan: It's Labor's $17billion pledge. But is it enough to save the election? The Labor Party or the government has delivered its fourth Budget last night. Plenty of savings, but given the cost‑of‑living crisis, we're in no position to bite the hand that could potentially feed us for the next 3years, at least. Joining me ...