Media Statements

The Palaszczuk Government will invest an additional $4 billion in measures to support Queenslanders’ health, their jobs and businesses.

Two iconic Queensland manufacturers have responded magnificently to the COVID-19 crisis to ensure a supply of much-needed hand sanitiser for the state.

Voting continues in Queensland as booths and stations open in the final week of early polling for the 2020 local government elections.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk today announced a $17 million package to fast track a world-leading vaccine for coronavirus developed in Queensland.

Queenslanders in home quarantine as a result of COVID-19 will be able to access advice, information and support through the Queensland Government’s Community Recovery Hotline.

The Queensland Government is ramping up its assistance to the state’s manufacturing sector to make it more resilient to the impacts of COVID-19.

In a bid to reduce the number of people at polling booths, candidates and their campaigners have been directed by the Electoral Commission of Queensland to not canvass outside polling places altogether.

The expert health advice of chief health and medical officers remains that schools should remain open.

Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll has announced the graduations of police recruits who are nearing the completion of their training will be fast-tracked.

Candidates and their helpers in Queensland’s local government elections have been directed to stop handing out how-to-vote cards.

Queensland has been at the forefront of the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Palaszczuk Government will increase the amount of cleaning in Queensland state schools in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.