Media Statements
Country racing clubs set for $2.8 million windfall
Upgrades worth $2.8 million will create more than 100 local jobs at Queensland’s smallest and most remote country race clubs.
Australia and India pad up for Gabba Fourth Test
The Australia versus India Fourth Test at the Gabba on Friday will go ahead.
Greater Brisbane lockdown ends tonight
Greater Brisbane’s strict lockdown will end at 6pm tonight.
DISASTER ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE IN RESPONSE TO WESTERN QUEENSLAND THUNDERSTORMS
Disaster assistance has been made available to speed up the recovery of communities in Western Queensland impacted by extreme rainfall leading up to, and continuing throughout, the Christmas period.
Urgent Steps to Keep Queensland Safe
Brisbane will enter a three-day lockdown to stop the spread of the highly contagious UK strain of COVID-19.
Energy rebates could put cash back in vulnerable Queenslanders’ pockets
Vulnerable Queenslanders are being urged to check their eligibility to receive the Palaszczuk Government’s electricity and gas rebates worth up to $416 per year.
Queensland Government funds world’s first biosecurity virtual laboratory
Queensland is at the forefront of a new project that could change the way biosecurity emergency responses are managed.
Fightback starts against fall armyworm
The Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) has received approval to import a biopesticide for research purposes, marking a significant step in the fight to combat fall armyworm (FAW).
DISASTER ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE FOR CYCLONE IMPACTED COMMUNITIES IN FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND
As Ex-Tropical Cyclone Imogen continues to track across the Cape York Peninsula, disaster assistance is available to local councils to recover and rebuild from major flooding in its wake.
Schools upgrade drives new work for tradies
More than 40 independent and Catholic schools will be able to make $45 million worth of capital improvements, creating work for local tradies, thanks to a Queensland Government capital injection.
Community to have their say on new Brisbane school
Public consultation is now underway on the first new inner-suburban primary school in Brisbane in more than 60 years.
Queenslanders reminded to check for faulty airbags
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has conducted inspections at 679 second-hand motor dealers, auction houses and wreckers across Queensland to ensure dangerous vehicles were not being sold to unsuspecting consumers, as part of a national compliance operation for the Compulsory Takata Recall Notice.