Media Statements
QUEENSLAND PUBLIC HOSPITALS DELIVERING MORE THAN 100 BABIES A DAY
New statistics show Queensland public hospitals are for the first time delivering more than 100 babies a day, Health Minister Stephen Robertson said today.
HOWARD’S HOUSING POLICY EXPOSED
The result of Howard Governments privatization of Public Housing by stealth was now starting to bite with Queenslanders being forced to live in tents according to Minister for Public, Works, Housing and Information and Communication Technology.
$1 MILLION TO GET QUEENSLAND’S SMART INNOVATIONS OFF THE GROUND
Queensland Government grants worth $1 million are helping industry to reduce the environmental impacts of fossil fuel consumption and water use.
Minister to cast vision for Sunshine Coast health care
Health Minister Stephen Robertson will tonight tell local doctors how the Beattie Government is meeting the health challenges of a growing and ageing Sunshine Coast community
$810.000 FOR CABOOLTURE UNEMPLOYED TO GET TRAINING AND JOBS
State Government grants of more than $810 000 will fund a range of innovative jobs projects which will skill 128 long-term unemployed Caboolture jobseekers and reduce local unemployment, Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations John Mickel said today
PREMIER UNVEILS NEW GATEWAY TO SOUTH BANK
Premier Peter Beattie today unveiled the winning bid to develop 9A and 9B Collins Place, the largest remaining vacant site at South Bank
Bruce Highway truck drivers rest easier with new truck stop
Truck drivers on the Bruce Highway will find it easier to take a break when a new top-rate rest area opens five kilometres south of Miriam Vale this week
Explosives find prompts warning on correct procedure
Mines and Energy Minister Geoff Wilson has reminded Queenslanders of the appropriate procedures to follow if explosives are found.
Recognition for Mount Morgan emergency services personnel
Firefighters and State Emergency Service (SES) personnel from the Mount Morgan region have today been honoured for their long and dedicated service
The Queensland Minister for Public Housing, Robert Schwarten said that Amanda Vanstone should be ashamed of treatment of Ipswich Filipino Welders that has been uncovered.
QUEENSLAND ATTORNEY-GENERAL RESIGNS
Premier Peter Beattie announced this morning that Queensland Attorney-General Linda Lavarch had resigned due to ill health