Media Statements

Four new state schools will welcome students for the first time this morning as more than 817,000 children from across the State return to classes for 2018, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said.

The Palaszczuk Government has committed $3.6 million to deliver the Yarrabilba Family, Children and Community Hub, adjacent to the new State School, Member for Logan Linus Power announced today.

More than 817,000 young Queenslanders will return to school this week.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has welcomed news that 143,900 jobs have been created in Queensland since January 2015.

One of the world’s largest paper and packaging producers is expanding operations in southern and north Queensland, and creating 100 new jobs across the State, with support from the Palaszczuk Government’s Advance Queensland Industry Attraction Fund (AQIAF).

A Palaszczuk Government program to help employers hire young and long-term unemployed staff has supported more than 10,000 Queenslanders get a job.

Queenslanders are encouraged to have their say on the final stage of the restoration and enhancement project of Queensland’s State War Memorial, Anzac Square, in the lead up to the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War.

More than 180 staff have started work at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Organising Corporation (GOLDOC)’s headquarters in the last fortnight, as preparations heat up just 77 days out from the opening ceremony.

The Palaszczuk Government will be supporting Australia Day events across Queensland next week and is encouraging families to participate.

The Palaszczuk Government is finalising an action plan to tackle Ice, following state-wide input to a comprehensive action plan the Government released for public comment last year.

More than 740 new doctors today began their careers caring for Queenslanders at public hospitals across the state.

Today, as a community and as a State, we join family and friends to mourn Lady Florence Bjelke-Petersen - a daughter, a sister, a wife, a mother, a grandmother, and a great grandmother.