Media Statements

More than $700,00 back in the hands of Cairns consumers

Following a spike in consumer complaints since the pandemic, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced it has successfully clawed back $711,088 for Townsville consumers in 2022.

More than $2.7 million back in the hands of Gold Coast consumers

Following a spike in consumer complaints since the pandemic, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced it has successfully clawed back $2.75 million for Gold Coast consumers in 2022.

More than $275,000 back in the hands of Cairns consumers

Following a spike in consumer complaints since the pandemic, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced it has successfully clawed back almost $280,000 for Cairns consumers in 2022.

Over $11 million back in the hands of Queensland consumers

Following a spike in consumer complaints since the pandemic, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced it has successfully clawed back more than $11.2 million for Queensland consumers in 2022.

Regional Cabinet heads to Maryborough

Queensland’s first Regional Cabinet of 2023 will be held in Maryborough tomorrow – showcasing the investment, innovation, and opportunities abundant across the Wide Bay region

Queensland shoppers at retail icons leading the charge to going green

Shoppers at Pacific Fair, Gasworks, and Indooroopilly Shopping Centre are going green after the icons entered a landmark deal with publicly owned CS Energy to source 100 per cent of their electricity needs from renewable energy.

Expressions of interest called to update Ipswich Motorway masterplan

Expressions of interest have opened to update the Ipswich Motorway masterplan and develop a business case to upgrade the Oxley Interchange.

Increased foster and kinship carers making a difference

More than 6,000 carer families are now stepping up to support some of the state’s most vulnerable children, according to the latest child safety data released today.

One million fishy stories, all of them true

Ever caught a tagged fish? It turns out the chances really are one in a million.

Toowoomba TAFE grows its reputation for excellence in agricultural training

The Palaszczuk Government is expanding the now $8.1 million Rural Centre of Excellence into its second stage, as a part of its $100 million Equipping TAFE for our Future initiative firmly placing Toowoomba’s TAFE Queensland campus on the agricultural training map.

Queensland’s Rural Women’s Award finalists named

The positive contributions to rural and regional communities of four Queensland women have been recognised with their nominations for the 2023 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award.

Next generation of Queensland’s health heroes join the team

1036 graduate nurses and midwives are starting their careers in Queensland this month.