Media Statements

The Palaszczuk Government is supporting better services by boosting frontline resources in a record 2022-23 Fire and Emergency Services budget.

The Palaszczuk Government’s record police budget means that for the first time ever more than $3 billion will be invested in better policing services in Queensland.

Transport and roads projects across Queensland will be supercharged by a record level of infrastructure investment, creating jobs and supporting the state’s growing population.

Infrastructure for a growing state is again the cornerstone of the 2022-23 State Budget with almost $350 million in capital purchases and grants to further develop the state.

Major funding for Queensland’s national parks, the ongoing war on waste and climate action headline the Palaszczuk Government’s environment Budget for 2022-23.

The Palaszczuk Government will invest a record $16.5 billion in school and early childhood education in the upcoming state budget, with hundreds of infrastructure projects to improve schools from the Gold Coast to the Cape.

Queensland women and girls are at the forefront of the Palaszczuk Government’s 2022-23 budget.

Queensland’s preparation for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games is progressing with more than $190 million in State Budget funding for infrastructure planning and development, and a targeted strategy to improve sports performance.

The Palaszczuk Government will fast-track Queensland’s reconstruction, recovery and resilience activities following the devastating 2021-22 disaster season.

Queensland hospitals will undergo the biggest expansion program ever seen in a State Budget focused squarely on health.

The Palaszczuk Labor Government will deliver payroll tax cuts to small‑and‑medium-sized business, and support to mental health, as part of the 2022-23 Budget.

New progressive royalty rates for Queensland coal will support new investment in regional hospitals, reflecting unprecedented pricing and revenues being collected by multinational coal companies.