Media Statements

Native plants used to extract rare earth metals as part of trailblazing Queensland research
Plants you can find in your own backyard could unlock future Queensland jobs in the new minerals.

Hydrogen skills hunt kicks off
The hunt is on to find the hydrogen skills and businesses to join the renewable fuel supply chain that will create jobs in Toowoomba and the Western Downs.

Making renewables work for Southern Queensland workers, families and communities
Southern Queensland communities will be among the first in the nation to be asked how they want the multi-billion dollar renewable energy sector to benefit their families, jobs and region.

Making renewables work for Central Queensland workers, families and communities
Central Queensland communities will be among the first in the nation to be asked how they want the multi-billion dollar renewable energy sector to benefit their families, jobs and region.

Making renewables work for North Queensland workers, families and communities
North Queensland communities will be among the first in the nation to be asked how they want the multi-billion dollar renewable energy sector to benefit their families, jobs and region.

Making renewables work for Queensland workers, families and communities
Queensland communities will be the first in the nation to be asked how they want the multi-billion dollar renewable energy sector to benefit their families, jobs and regions.

Borumba pumped hydro project to take next step in partnership with community
One of Queensland’s largest renewable energy projects is about to take the next step in consultation with the local community as the Palaszczuk Government continues to prioritise investment in renewables as part of Queensland’s plan for economic recovery from COVID-19.

Major milestones for two inner-city train station upgrades
Major upgrades at two of Queensland’s busiest train stations, South Bank and Auchenflower, are both on-track, after reaching significant milestones.

Power precinct generating jobs
Queensland’s publicly-owned generator CleanCo will today kick off preliminary work to establish a future energy and hydrogen precinct at Swanbank and the jobs it would generate.

Wave of funding diverts wastewater from reef
The Palaszczuk Government and Fraser Coast Regional Council have declared wastewater on the nose, diverting 5,000 megalitres of sewage from reaching the Great Barrier Reef.

Bruce Highway upgrades for Whitsunday Region
Safety upgrades are kicking off on the Bruce Highway between Ten Mile Creek at Proserpine and Yeates Creek at Bowen.

Cross River Rail breaks through at Roma Street
The first of Cross River Rail’s two massive Tunnel Boring Machines has broken through a rock wall into the huge underground cavern beneath Roma Street.