Media Statements

The streamlining of biosecurity registrations for Queensland livestock, horse, poultry and beehive owners is working well with more than 50,000 users now embracing the new online system.

The Queensland Government has launched a new Safe and Respectful School Communities Campaign to prevent occupational violence and aggression in schools.

The Queensland Cabinet will meet in Hervey Bay later this month to focus on issues and projects vital for the continued benefit of the community.

The Palaszczuk Government is cracking down harder on drink drivers to make Queensland roads safer, with new, tougher laws kicking in next week.

As part of Queensland’s plan for economic recovery from the global pandemic, the Palaszczuk Government is investing nearly $11 million for the live music sector including funding to 37 venues, in our ongoing response to the COVID-19 health directives.

A new Queensland superannuation fund managing more than $200 billion in assets on behalf of two million members will be created through a merger of QSuper and Sunsuper, under legislation introduced into Parliament today

The Palaszczuk government is ensuring all children get a great start in life, no matter their circumstances, through its $40 million Kindy uplift program.

Queensland’s Hotel Quarantine pause will ease, allowing Queenslanders to return from interstate hotspots earlier.

Queensland hopes to prevent more than 100 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages from extinction under a record $400,000 investment through the 2021 Indigenous Languages Grants.

A significant milestone in building a future for the commercial and recreational fishing industries has been reached with the next state of the Queensland Government’s Sustainable Fisheries reforms coming into effect on September 1.

The sunshine state has given a swathe of single-use plastics the flick, with the latest ban taking effect today as part of efforts to stop waste from ending up in local waterways, beaches and landfill.

The Palaszczuk Government is another step closer to delivering on a key election commitment to establish a satellite hospital in Pine Rivers.