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Queensland will host the 2020 AFL Grand Final.

Redevelopment of Cairns Convention Centre has today reached its next major milestone, with a ground-breaking ceremony of the expansion phase of the $176 million project.

The first round of the nation-leading $500 million Land Restoration Fund (LRF) has been announced and is set to deliver regional jobs, skills and infrastructure, reduce carbon emissions, healthier waterways and create more habitat for threatened species.

The Palaszczuk Government announced today it will invest $52.9 million in stage one of a plan to build a university hospital in Cairns.

The Palaszczuk Government’s $164 million Smithfield Bypass project is officially ahead of schedule thanks to 500 local workers inducted on-site and more than 90 local suppliers

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will today announce an $11.3 million package to boost Far North Queensland tourism as part of the government’s economic recovery strategy to assist businesses to make it through COVID-19.

COVID-19 health protections have been ramped up this week (Saturday August 22-Friday August 28) in response to the Brisbane Youth Detention Centre cases, while several key capital works projects will be accelerated to create jobs as part of the Queensland Government’s ongoing economic recovery plan.

A new mental health campaign targeting Queenslanders who have had their lives impacted by COVID-19 has been launched by the Palaszczuk Government today.

Schoolies Week events will not proceed this year.

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Queensland’s COVID-19 economic recovery plan has been further updated and enhanced this week - with new money for renewable energy, resources planning and mental health - as PPE supplies are boosted and health authorities again urge anyone unwell to get tested.

Protecting health, creating jobs, working together and growing the economy are pillars of the next phase of Queensland’s economic recovery plan released by the Premier today.