Media Statements

A record $23.6 billion investment in health is the centrepiece of a 2022-23 Queensland Budget focused on delivering good jobs and better services for Queenslanders while protecting the Sunshine State’s enviable lifestyle.

Queensland families are being urged to get ready, get set, get house fire prepped this winter.

The Palaszczuk Government’s Housing Investment Fund will deliver a pipeline of up to 1200 new social and affordable homes through a commercial partnership between community housing provider Brisbane Housing Company and the Queensland Investment Corporation.

In 2022, the Palaszczuk Government’s rail revolution is on track, with this year’s budget delivering a $3.5 billion pipeline of new rail projects, over and above Cross River Rail, as Queensland’s population booms.

Additional disaster assistance has been extended to flood-affected communities after the Southern Queensland Flooding event in May.

Owners of manufactured homes and residential park owners are being encouraged to have their say on an issues paper and survey released today.

The Palaszczuk Government has committed to funding the needs of vulnerable young people in care up to age 21 so they can be better supported as they take the major step to adulthood.

With a closing date of Friday 24 June, time is running out for Queensland primary school students to enter the Farm Safety Calendar competition.

A new, online one-stop information portal for Lumpy skin disease (LSD) and foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) preparedness is now available to livestock owners and other industry stakeholders at https://daf.engagementhub.com.au/animal-disease-preparedness

Queensland’s grassroots sport and active recreation clubs impacted by heavy rain and flooding over the past six months are set to share in a further $45 million in disaster recovery funding.

The standardisation of fares and zones across all regional areas will allow the implementation of the Palaszczuk Government’s Smart Ticketing system and deliver greater convenience across the regions.

Just under two weeks remain for Queenslanders to get their free influenza shot and protect themselves against the risk of serious illness.