Media Statements
NEW SECURE SMART CARD TACKLES TAXI SUBSIDY FRAUD
New smart cards will be sent from today to Queensland's Taxi Subsidy Scheme (TSS) members to make the system easier for them to use and remove the potential for fraudulent use
SURVIVAL GUIDE HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE 'GET OUT THERE'
Young school leavers looking forward to the next stage of their lives are getting a helping hand from the Bligh Government through a survival guide to help them become smart consumers, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Kerry Shine said today
PAY EQUITY REPORT SHOWS WORK CHOICES EFFECT ON WOMEN
Early warnings from Australian industrial relations experts that claimed the gender pay gap would grow under Work Choices have come to fruition according to an independent report by the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission (QIRC)
CLEANER ENVIRONMENT ON MINISTER’S SHOPPING LIST
Queensland Minister for Sustainability, Climate Change and Innovation, Andrew McNamara, returned to his first childhood job today, all in the name of helping clean up our environment
INAUGURAL GARDEN AWARDS HELD IN WUJAL WUJAL
Department of Housing tenants from Wujal Wujal who use water-efficient techniques to keep their gardens thriving were recognised today as part of the department’s 2007 Water-Wise Garden Awards
FROM SMART STATE TO SUSTAINABLE STATE
Premier Anna Bligh called on Queensland innovators to help make the Smart State the sustainable state
Federal Liberal-National coalition owes central Queensland motorists big money for roads
Figures released today show that central Queensland motorists are pumping $17 million every year into Canberra’s coffers in fuel tax.
QUEENSLAND SMOKING LAWS UNDER REVIEW
Queenslanders will have their say on whether the State’s tough anti-smoking laws require further reform, Premier Anna Bligh said today.
200 of the State’s best vie for Queensland Tourism Awards
More than two hundred of Queensland’s top tourism enterprises are jostling for honours in the Queensland Tourism Awards 2007, presented by Queensland Airports Limited
Come home Queenslanders – it’s a different place now
Regional Development and Industry Minister Desley Boyle says a new campaign will appeal to Queenslanders working overseas to come home
Queensland powering ahead with electricity infrastructure
Mines and Energy Minister Geoff Wilson today tabled the annual reports of seven Queensland government-owned energy entities that focus on delivering a substantial program of works to meet Queensland's growing electricity needs.