Media Statements
INTEREST RATE HIKE BAD FOR BUSINESS– MICKEL
Queensland businesses will pay some $600 million a year in increased interest payments following the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to raise official interest rates by quarter of a per cent to 6.25 per cent
MINISTER NAMES TOWNSVILLE & MT ISA AS CENTRE OF ENTERPRISE
The Townsville-Mt Isa and north west Queensland region has been named as one of Queensland’s new Centres of Enterprise in the State Government’s ongoing commitment to driving regional economic development
QLD IS FIRST STATE TO APPOINT TRADE REP IN SAUDI ARABIA: PREMIER
RIYADH: Premier and Minister for Trade Peter Beattie has announced the Queensland Government is the first Australian state or territory to appoint a trade and investment representative in Saudi Arabia
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YOUTH VIOLENCE TASKFORCE HOLDS ITS FIRST MEETING
Queensland’s new Youth Violence Taskforce has met for the first time – and is now calling on the public to make submissions
WATER SUMMIT TAKES ACTION ON RIVERY MURRAY SYSTEM
Canberra: Queensland’s Acting Premier Anna Bligh described today’s water summit in Canberra as “productive and constructive”.
$1.9 million power upgrade for Emerald
Emerald is set to benefit from a $1.9 million power upgrade that is expected to be finished in time for the busy Christmas period.
Racing authorities post record revenues despite tough year: Fraser
November 7 2006
TROPICAL NORTH TOURISM WINNERS AGAIN ON SHOW
Thirteen winners at the 2006 Tropical North Queensland Tourism Awards held on Saturday will help teh region mount an all-out assault on next week's Queensland Tourism Awards.