Media Statements
QUEENSLANDERS PAYING A LOT MORE FOR HEALTHY FOOD
Queensland families are paying on average $149 more for the same basket of food they purchased in 2000, Health Minister Stephen Robertson said today.
FINAL PATEL PAPERS SENT TO THE COMMONWEALTH: SHINE
Attorney-General Kerry Shine has received advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions that her office has completed its role in the process of applying for the extradition of Dr Jayant Patel from the United States
$10M BLOWN ON HOWARD POLITICAL ADS SHOULD GO TO V8 SUPERCARS INSTEAD
Embargoed until 6am, October 10, 2007
Amendment to Heavy Vehicle Load Responsibility
Legislation amendments endorsed by state parliament today make clear the safety responsibilities of everyone involved in some way with a consignment on a heavy vehicle using Queensland's roads
PROJECT DEVELOPING JOB SKILLS OF CAIRNS PEOPLE
The Nintiringanyi Cultural Training Centre will assist 45 people to get them prepared for the workforce thanks to a State Government grant
TARONG SIGNS MINING AGREEMENTS
Mines and Energy Minister Geoff Wilson said a multi million project to power one of the state’s biggest electricity generators at the Tarong site near Kingaroy reached a significant milestone today.
KILPATRICK CATCHES OUT HOWARD ON HOUSING CRISIS
Queensland Housing Minister Robert Schwarten used State Parliament today to expose a Federal Liberal candidate’s admission that a housing crisis existed
ASSISTANCE FOR YOUNG DECEPTION BAY JOBSEEKERS
Forty-eight young jobseekers in Deception Bay will learn new skills and gain experience to give them a better chance of finding jobs thanks to a new employment project
MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR UPGRADE FOR WILSTON STATE SCHOOL
A new three-storey classroom block and library will be built at the Wilston State School in a $3.7million package to cater for growing enrolments, Premier Anna Bligh said today
HOMELESS AND DISADVANTAGED GET PASSPORT TO PROSPERITY
The Glad Tidings City Church will again run the successful Skills Passport project to give 64 inner city dwellers the chance to break the cycle of homelessness, disadvantage and unemployment
NATIONALLY-APPROVED PLAN WITH AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY ASSOCIATION TICK OF APPROVAL
Criticism by the Queensland Opposition of the nationally-approved equine influenza strategy was ill-informed and ill-timed, Minister for Primary industries and Fisheries Tim Mulherin said today
Terms of reference for ambulance service audit
The terms of reference for an audit of the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) have been released.