Media Statements

Queensland’s first LGBTIQ+ Seniors Expo was today held in Cairns to help locals overcome discrimination and access cost-of-living discounts, healthcare, residential and support services.

Disaster assistance has been extended to the three Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Charters Towers, Flinders and Richmond following the intense rainfall and flooding throughout Northern and Central-Western Queensland over the past month.

Feature-length U.S/Australian comedy Wizards!, starring renowned US comedian Pete Davidson, will film in tropical Queensland, secured into the state by the Queensland Government through Screen Queensland’s Production Attraction Strategy

The Commonwealth and Queensland Governments will each invest $360 million to support a new Phase 3 Floods Recovery Package for Queensland under Category C and D of the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

Work is well underway on a new $68.6 million primary school for the rapidly growing Logan suburb of Yarrabilba, creating up to 190 local construction jobs.

The Palaszczuk Government has announced a partnership with the Bunya Peoples’ Aboriginal Corporation (BPAC) to protect close to 1,000 hectares of vital native habitat and support First Nations jobs in the Toowoomba and South Burnett regions.

The Palaszczuk Government has announced a $150 million commitment for a major expansion to the Cairns Marine Precinct that will enable the maintenance, repair and overhaul of more and larger ships.

Close to $1 million will be provided to 14 First Nations communities in Queensland to look after Country and create new training and job opportunities for Indigenous Australians.

Queensland will host Australia’s premier tourism conference, the Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE), with the Gold Coast today named the home of the 2023 event.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) launched Mindarma today, a new online learning program to support the psychological wellbeing of their volunteers.

Queensland’s ‘orange army’ was celebrated today with regional events held across the state to thank State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers for their hard work and dedication to the community in times of need.

More than 2000 Queenslanders are taking advantage of government funded no-fee or low-fee training to gain skills to help keep personal and business data secure.