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Fish farming jobs frenzy: sun shines on Queensland aquaculture
Queensland’s booming aquaculture industry continues to go from strength to strength with a new report showing record growth for the fisheries sector.

New Chief Justice appointed in Queensland Supreme Court
The Senior Judge Administrator of the Queensland Supreme Court has been appointed as the new Chief Justice to the Queensland Supreme Court following the retirement of Queensland’s first woman Chief Justice, the Honourable Chief Justice Catherine Holmes AC.

Cheaper kindy for FNQ families
More than 1280 Cairns children a year are set to benefit from reduced price or free kindy, thanks to a more than $1 billion investment announced by the Palaszczuk Government today.

Cheaper kindy for nearly 1700 Townsville families
More than 1660 Townsville children a year will benefit from reduced price or free kindy, thanks to a more than $1 billion investment announced by the Palaszczuk Government today.
Legacy group to map Games benefits
The hunt is on for a dozen Queenslanders to plan how the state will benefit long after the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The Raine Island Recovery Project: a success story for green turtles
In a remote, northern corner of the Great Barrier Reef, restoration work on a small island has helped save hundreds of green turtles and ensured hundreds of thousands of hatchlings have successfully scurried to the ocean.

Gerard Bradley to step down as QTC Chair
Queensland Treasurer and Minister for Trade and Investment Cameron Dick has thanked Gerard Bradley AO for contribution to Queensland and the State’s on-going economic strength.

Cheaper kindy for thousands of Gold Coast families
More than 3800 Gold Coast children a year are set to benefit from reduced price or free kindy, thanks to a more than $1 billion investment announced by the Palaszczuk Government today.

Cheaper kindy for more than 800 Gladstone families
837 children a year are set to benefit from reduced price or free kindy, thanks to a more than $1 billion investment announced by the Palaszczuk Government today.

Cheaper kindy for Sunshine Coast families
Nearly 2,600 Sunshine Coast children a year are set to benefit from reduced price or free kindy, thanks to a more than $1 billion investment announced by the Palaszczuk Government today.

Nearly 1,400 children a year living in the Rockhampton and Livingstone LGAs are set to benefit from reduced price or free kindy, thanks to a more than $1 billion investment announced by the Palaszczuk Government today.

Cheaper kindy for Mackay families
More than 1,300 Mackay children a year are set to benefit from reduced price or free kindy, thanks to a more than $1 billion investment announced by the Palaszczuk Government today.