Media Statements

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced an immediate pause on interstate hotspot arrivals into Queensland’s hotel quarantine.

NAPLAN results out today show there have been no major impacts on student learning despite challenges brought about by COVID-19.

The Palaszczuk Government’s commitment to rollout more zero emissions vehicles on to Queensland roads has been supercharged with a plan to build 16 new electric buses on the Gold Coast.

The Federal Government’s re-announcement of an agricultural workers visa has done little to provide clarity for industry on how extra workers will safely enter Queensland.

Local governments across Queensland will receive grants totalling almost $370,000 to support the move away from state government-supplied 1080 concentrate for management of feral pests.

The people of Loganlea and surrounding communities will be protected well into the future with the soon-to-be constructed replacement Loganlea Fire and Rescue Station.

Work is officially underway on the Palaszczuk Government’s first Build-to-Rent development, providing a boost to jobs in the construction sector and making affordable housing more accessible.

The Far North’s attraction as a screen production hot spot is ramping up with the latest ten-part drama series commissioned by streaming giant Netflix to be filmed in the region.

The Palaszczuk Government and Screen Queensland today announced Disney+ will film its brand new live-action sci-fi adventure original series Nautilus at Village Roadshow Studios and surrounding Gold Coast locations from early next year.

Locals are being encouraged to have their say on the detailed design of the new Hope Island train station, soon to be delivered by the Palaszczuk Government.

Cross River Rail’s second Tunnel Boring Machine is expected to break through at Roma Street today, joining the project’s other mega machine in the future station’s huge underground cavern.

The rise in trainee and apprenticeship numbers is showing the Palaszczuk Government’s record investment of more than $1 billion in training and skills is paying off, with people in Cairns getting the qualifications they need for the jobs of the future.