Media Statements

Stability and strength in cabinet line-up
Wed 11 Nov 20 at 04:20 PM

Stability and strength in cabinet line-up

Governor Paul de Jersey has formally invited Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to form government.
2021 Queensland Australian of the Year recipients announced
Tue 10 Nov 20 at 08:00 PM

2021 Queensland Australian of the Year recipients announced

Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM, co-founder of Doctors with Disabilities Australia and senior resident at Gold Coast University Hospital, is the 2021 Queensland Australian of the Year.
New look cabinet gets to work
Tue 10 Nov 20 at 04:18 PM

New look cabinet gets to work

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has appointed three new members of cabinet.
Help for storm victims
Tue 03 Nov 20 at 02:53 PM

Help for storm victims

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has urged those impacted by Saturday’s storms to reach out for help.
Queenslanders now able to access Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment
Fri 23 Oct 20 at 01:08 PM

Queenslanders now able to access Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment

Queenslanders who are self isolating or in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic can now access support with a $1500 Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment.
Queensland’s economic recovery plan wins Federal support
Mon 05 Oct 20 at 04:25 PM

Queensland’s economic recovery plan wins Federal support

Major road and transport projects being delivered by the Palaszczuk Government are set to be boosted by federal funding
Centenary Bridge funding deal done
Mon 05 Oct 20 at 03:37 PM

Centenary Bridge funding deal done

Funding is locked in to build a second Centenary Bridge at Jindalee.
Queensland to assemble Boeing’s first Australian-developed unmanned aircraft
Mon 05 Oct 20 at 10:48 AM

Queensland to assemble Boeing’s first Australian-developed unmanned aircraft

Queensland is poised to take another bold step in aerospace and advanced manufacturing with an historic opportunity to be the final production home for unmanned defence aircraft – the first military aircraft to be designed, engineered and manufactured in Australia in more than 50 years.
State partners with world-class med tech company to create Qld jobs
Sun 04 Oct 20 at 10:30 AM

State partners with world-class med tech company to create Qld jobs

A Queensland medical technology company will manufacture its globally renowned needle-free vaccine technology at a new facility in Northshore Hamilton, creating up to 139 new jobs over 10 years thanks to the Palaszczuk Government.Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk today announced the government had done a deal with Vaxxas to manufacture its High-Density Micro-projection Array Patch (MAP) vaccine delivery system in greater numbers in Queensland.“This will create manufacturing jobs here in Queens...
New surgical facility at expanded health precinct will further reduce waiting lists
Fri 02 Oct 20 at 10:16 AM

New surgical facility at expanded health precinct will further reduce waiting lists

A new surgical and rehabilitation facility which is set to open early next year at the Herston health development will further reduce patient waiting lists as part of the elective surgery blitz following COVID-19.
State backs world-class entertainment precinct for Wellcamp
Fri 02 Oct 20 at 10:15 AM

State backs world-class entertainment precinct for Wellcamp

The Palaszczuk Government will invest $40 million in a plan to develop Queensland’s largest entertainment precinct at Wellcamp near Toowoomba.
Keeping Queensland’s future COVID safe
Fri 02 Oct 20 at 10:04 AM

Keeping Queensland’s future COVID safe

The Palaszczuk Government has launched a clear plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions during October, November and December