Media Statements

SCHOOL CRICKET STARS COMPETE FOR STATE HONOURS
Tue 30 Oct 07 at 03:22 PM

SCHOOL CRICKET STARS COMPETE FOR STATE HONOURS

Queensland’s young cricket stars will descend on Townsville this week as the city hosts the Queensland School Sport 14 years-and-under State Cricket Championships

HOCKEY’S DEPARTMENT FINED FOR BREAKING ITS OWN LAW
Tue 30 Oct 07 at 02:42 PM

HOCKEY’S DEPARTMENT FINED FOR BREAKING ITS OWN LAW

The federal Department of Employment and Workplace Relations that administers WorkChoices has a moral obligation to be the model employer, not one of the first to be fined for breaching the law, Queensland Minister for Transport, Trade, Employment and Industrial Relations John Mickel said today

STATE DISASTER RELIEF ASSISTANCE ACTIVATED FOR STORM DAMAGE
Tue 30 Oct 07 at 02:39 PM

STATE DISASTER RELIEF ASSISTANCE ACTIVATED FOR STORM DAMAGE

The Queensland Government has activated State Disaster Relief Assistance (SDRA) for people affected by damaging storms in the last 48 hours.

FIRST STAGE OF SUBSTATION REBUILD COMPLETED
Tue 30 Oct 07 at 02:30 PM

FIRST STAGE OF SUBSTATION REBUILD COMPLETED

The first stage of a $27.3 million project to rebuild the West Darra Substation has been completed, Minister for Mines and Energy Geoff Wilson said today.

PLANNING A  21ST CENTURY PARADISE
Tue 30 Oct 07 at 02:25 PM

PLANNING A 21ST CENTURY PARADISE

Far North Queenslanders are being urged to shape the future of their slice of tropical paradise

UNEMPLOYED SKILL UP TO FILL SHORTAGES
Tue 30 Oct 07 at 02:20 PM

UNEMPLOYED SKILL UP TO FILL SHORTAGES

Brisbane South and Northern Gold Coast employers will soon benefit from 39 newly-skilled jobseekers ready to take up posts in local business thanks to two new skilling projects running in Coomera and Logan

Mature response needed for girls cosmetic surgery: Premier
Tue 30 Oct 07 at 01:24 PM

Mature response needed for girls cosmetic surgery: Premier

Premier Anna Bligh is urging Queenslanders to have their say whether teenager girls should have breast implants, nose jobs or tummy tucks.

QLD HEALTH SYSTEM MAKING PROGRESS AFTER TWO YEARS
Tue 30 Oct 07 at 01:13 PM

QLD HEALTH SYSTEM MAKING PROGRESS AFTER TWO YEARS

A record 85,000 Queenslanders were treated in public hospital emergency departments around the State in August this year, Health Minister Stephen Robertson said today.

Mature response needed for girls cosmetic surgery: Premier
Tue 30 Oct 07 at 01:11 PM

Mature response needed for girls cosmetic surgery: Premier

Premier Anna Bligh is urging Queenslanders to have their say whether teenager girls should have breast implants, nose jobs or tummy tucks.

QUEENSLAND CONSUMERS WANT THEIR APPLES, AUSTRALIAN, FRESH AND CRISPY
Tue 30 Oct 07 at 12:50 PM

QUEENSLAND CONSUMERS WANT THEIR APPLES, AUSTRALIAN, FRESH AND CRISPY

Consumers want their apples, Australia-grown, juicy and crunchy

BROUGH IGNORANT OF HOUSING: SCHWARTEN
Tue 30 Oct 07 at 12:14 PM

BROUGH IGNORANT OF HOUSING: SCHWARTEN

The Federal Minister responsible for housing, Mal Brough, does not understand social housing, Queensland Housing Minister Robert Schwarten said today

Queensland economic growth reaches 6.8 per cent: Fraser
Tue 30 Oct 07 at 12:11 PM

Queensland economic growth reaches 6.8 per cent: Fraser

30 October 2007