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600 Mackay young drivers sign up to new laws
Almost 600 Mackay young drivers have received a learner or provisional licence in the first month of Queensland’s revolutionary new young driver laws.
3700 Gold Coast young drivers sign up to new laws
Around 3700 Gold Coast young drivers have received a learner or provisional licence in the first month of Queensland’s revolutionary new young driver laws.
SMART STATE FUNDING TO FIGHT LEADING CANCER KILLER
A bacterium found in the Eastern Grey Kangaroo could hold the key to life-saving treatment of up to 90 per cent of cancers
The Prime Minister’s smoke and mirrors trick to try hide the effects of another interest rate rise had failed, Premier Peter Beattie and Minister for Local Government Andrew Fraser said today
TASERS PREVENT INJURY DURING FIRST MONTH OF TRIAL: SPENCE
Tasers are being used by Queensland police to resolve dangerous situations without injury, Police Minister Judy Spence said today
Tough penalties for police assaults have bi-partisan support
The Queensland Government’s tough penalties for people who assault police officers were supported unanimously in State Parliament last year.
22 CARS IMPOUNDED IN FIRST MONTH OF NEW LAWS: SPENCE
22 cars have been impounded since the State Government’s tough new car confiscation laws came into force on July 1, Police Minister Judy Spence said today
21,000 YOUNG DRIVERS SIGN UP TO NEW LAWS
Almost 21,000 young drivers have received a learner or provisional licence in the first month of Queensland’s revolutionary new young driver laws
THOUSANDS OF QUEENSLANDERS HAVE THEIR SAY ON SOLVING THE PROBLEM OF UNWANTED CATS AND DOGS
Queenslanders want an end to the euthanasia of thousands of unwanted cats and dogs each year across the State
PREP YEAR GETS GOOD MARKS - BUT CAN STILL DO BETTER
The State Government has tapped into the experiences of teachers and teacher aides in Queensland State schools to get an accurate snapshot on the introduction of the new Prep Year
NEW STAFF ASSIST INDIGENOUS CAREERS IN QUEENSLAND PUBLIC SERVICE
Indigenous people looking for work in the Queensland Public Sector are set to benefit from a recent expansion of the State Government’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Public Sector Employment Development Unit